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Wilson, Thomas
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- Wilson, Thomas
- The Arte of Rhetorike, for the Use of All Soche as are Studious of Eloquence, Sette Forth in Englishe ... and Now Newlie Sette Foorthe Againe, with a Prologue to the Reader. London: Imprinted by Ihon Kingston, 1563
- ink, paper, leather
4to (7 x 5 in.; 175 x 130 mm). Title within woodcut border flanked by Moses and Aaron (McKerrow & Ferguson 117), woodcut initials; minor marginal staining in last few quires, repairs to corners with text losses in quire P, lacks final index leaf. Eighteenth-century calf paneled gilt and in blind with a tulip and daisy roll tool, smooth spine with double-gilt rules and a blind tulip stamp, black morocco-lettering piece; extremities worn, spine torn, some restoration, front endpapers replaced, upper hinge weak.
Provenance
H.F. Lyte (signature on title-page cartouche dated 1843) — Alexander Gardyne (stamp on flyleaf dated 1883) — John A. Fairley (bookplate dated 1909 on front pastedown) — Sotheby's London, 23 July 1968, lot 589. acquisition: Purchased at foregoing sale through Francis Edwards
Literature
STC 25802; ESTC S107566
Condition
4to (7 x 5 in.; 175 x 130 mm). Title within woodcut border flanked by Moses and Aaron (McKerrow & Ferguson 117), woodcut initials; minor marginal staining in last few quires, repairs to corners with text losses in quire P, lacks final index leaf. Eighteenth-century calf paneled gilt and in blind with a tulip and daisy roll tool, smooth spine with double-gilt rules and a blind tulip stamp, black morocco lettering piece; extremities worn, spine torn, some restoration, front endpapers replaced, upper hinge weak.
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
The fourth edition, and the third printed by Kingston. Only six sixteenth-century editions, including the present copy, have appeared at auction since the 1930s.