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Webster, John
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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- Webster, John
- The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy. As it was Performed privately, at the Black-Friars; and publiquely at the Globe, by the Kings Maiesties Servants. The Perfect and Exact Coppy, with diverse things Printed, that the length of the Play would not beare in the Presentation. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, for John Waterson, and are to be sold at the signe of the Crowne, in Paules Church-yard, 1623
- Paper, Ink
4to (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.; 166 x 117 mm). Type-ornament and woodcut headpieces, woodcut initials and tailpiece; lacking blank leaf A1, cut close with a few headlines, catchwords, signature marks, and a very few fore-edges and final lines shaved, four leaves remargined at fore-edges (D3, I1, K3, N1), lower inner corner of A4 lost, lightly browned. Nineteenth-century half maroon morocco; extremities a bit worn.
Provenance
Unidentified bookplate with baronial coronet — Robert Honeyman — Lehigh University (stamp on B3r; one of two copies given by Honeyman in 1959, the present was sold as a duplicate in 1970). acquisition: Seven Gables, 1971
Literature
STC 25176; ESTC S119591; Greg 389 (a); Grolier/English 20. Not in Pforzheimer
Condition
4to (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.; 166 x 117 mm). Type-ornament and woodcut headpieces, woodcut initials and tailpiece; lacking blank leaf A1, cut close with a few headlines, catchwords, signature marks, and a very few fore-edges and final lines shaved, 4 leaves remargined at fore-edges (D3, I1, K3, N1), lower inner corner of A4 lost, lightly browned. Nineteenth-century half maroon morocco; extremities a bit worn.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition of one of the monuments of Jacobean tragedy, published the same year as the First Folio.
Rare: Only two copies have been sold at auction during the last half century, most recently the Bradley Martin copy in 1990.