- 860
Wither, George
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3,500 - 5,500 USD
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- Ten Works in Nine Volumes
- printed book
A Satyre. London, 1616. 8vo. Uncut; lacks A1, some dampstaining. Quarter calf. Third edition (STC 25918; ESTC S120975). provenance: Seven Gables, 9 January 1968. — The Psalmes of David. [?Amsterdam], 1632. Bound with: The Hymnes and Songs of the Church. London, 1623. 16mo. Title-Page of Psalmes in facsimile. Browned throughout both works. 19th-century straight-grain black morocco gilt; joints rubbed. (STC 2735; STC 25908; ESTC S102335; ESTC S102343). acquisition: Grinke & Rodgers. — Campo-Musae. London, 1644. 4to. Uncut, woodcut frontispiece; dust-soiling, edges a bit frayed. Stabbed and stitched. Red cloth chemise and slipcase. Third edition (Wing W3146; ESTC R12548). acquisition: Seven Gables. — Vox Pacifica. London, 1645. 8vo. Woodcut map; some dampstaining. Diced calf; front flyleaf loose. First edition (Wing W3210; ESTC R202399; Pforzheimer 1092). provenance: Henry Leche. acquisition: Maggs. — The Doubtfull Almanack. [London: s.n., 1647]. 4to. Caption title; text browned. Modern half green morocco. First edition (Wing D1956A; ESTC0 R201298). Authorship denied by Wither (cf. Wing W3153). provenance: Britwell Court; Fairfax of Cameron. — Epistolium-Vagum-Prosa-Metricum. London, 1659. 4to. Half calf. First edition (Wing W3156; ESTC R204085). provenance: Britwell Court; Fairfax of Cameron. — An Improvement of Imprisonment. London, 1661. 8vo. Crushed green morocco gilt. First edition (Wing W3163; ESTC 14994). provenance: Thomas Brooke; Fairfax of Cameron. — Fragmenta Prophetica. London: [s.n.], 1659. Some dampstaining and marginal browning. Contemporary calf; extremities repaired, upper joint cracked. First edition (Wing W3158; ESTC R39771). provenance: J.R. Smith; Britwell Court ; Fairfax of Cameron. — Divine Poems ... on the Ten Commandments. The Second Edition. London, 1700. 8vo. 12 engraved text illustrations; some illustrations censored, G4 corner torn affecting text and illustration, short marginal tears throughout. Quarter calf. Not in Wing or ESTC. provenance: J.R. Smith; Britwell Court; Fairfax of Cameron.
Condition
A Satyre. London: Printed by Thomas Snodham for George Norton, 1616. 8vo. Uncut; lacks A1, some dampstaining. Quarter calf. Third edition (STC 25918; ESTC S120975). provenance: Seven Gables, 9 January 1968. The Psalmes of David. [?Amsterdam]: Cornelis Gerrits van Breughel, 1632. Bound with: The Hymnes and Songs of the Church. London: Printed [by John Bill] for G[eorge]. W[ither]., 1623. 16mo. Title-Page of Psalmes in facsimile. Browned throughout both works. 19th-century straight-grain black morocco gilt; joints rubbed. (STC 2735; STC 25908; ESTC S102335; ESTC S102343). acquisition: Grinke & Rodgers. Campo-Musae. London: Robert Austin, 1644. 4to. Uncut, woodcut frontispiece; dust-soiling, edges a bit frayed. Stabbed and stitched. Red cloth chemise and slipcase. Third edition (Wing W3146; ESTC R12548). acquisition: Seven Gables. Vox Pacifica. London: Robert Austin, 1645. 8vo. Woodcut map; some dampstaining. Diced calf; front flyleaf loose. First edition (Wing W3210; ESTC R202399; Pforzheimer 1092). provenance: Henry Leche. acquisition: Maggs. The Doubtfull Almanack. [London: s.n., 1647]. 4to. Caption title; text browned. Modern half green morocco. First edition (Wing D1956A; ESTC0 R201298). Authorship denied by Wither (cf. Wing W3153). provenance: Britwell Court; Fairfax of Cameron. Epistolium-Vagum-Prosa-Metricum. London: [s.n.], 1659. 4to. Half calf. First edition (Wing W3156; ESTC R204085). provenance: Britwell Court; Fairfax of Cameron. An Improvement of Imprisonment. London: [s.n.], 1661. 8vo. Crushed green morocco gilt. First edition (Wing W3163; ESTC 14994). provenance: Thomas Brooke; Fairfax of Cameron. Fragmenta prophetica. London: [s.n.], 1659. Some dampstaining and marginal browning. Contemporary calf; extremities repaired, upper joint cracked. First edition (Wing W3158; ESTC R39771). provenance: J.R. Smith; S.R. Christie-Miller/Britwell Court Library; Fairfax of Cameron. Divine Poems ... on the Ten Commandments. The Second Edition. London: Printed for John Marshall, 1700. 8vo. 12 engraved text illustrations; some illustrations censored, G4 corner torn affecting text and illustration, short marginal tears throughout. Quarter calf. Not in Wing or ESTC. provenance: J.R. Smith; Britwell Court; Fairfax of Cameron.
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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.