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Proverbs, Aphorisms, and Manuals
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- Four Works
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A group of four volumes, various formats, all in contemporary bindings, of proverbs, witty aphorisms, a manual for a young man's comportment, and a very rare first edition of a popular manual of English orthography.
(Thomas Bayly, comp.) Witty Apophthegms Delivered at Severall Times ... by King James, King Charls, the Marquess of Worcester, Francis Lord Bacon, and Sir Thomas Moore. London, 1658. 12mo. Engraved and letterpress title-pages; light browning throughout. Contemporary sheep; rebacked, a few old scrapes to sides. First edition (Wing W3236; ESTC R204091; Grolier, Wither to Prior 1077). — John Ray. A Collection of English Proverbs ... Whereunto Are Added Local Proverbs with Their Explanations ... Cambridge, 1670. 8vo. Title-page in red and black; marginal browning to title-page, lacking final advertisement leaf?. Contemporary calf; spine rubbed, lower board gouged. First edition (Wing R386; ESTC R13689). acquisition: E.M. Lawson. — Francis Osborne. Advice to a Son. Or Directions for your Better Conduct. Oxford, 1658. Bound with: Advice to a Son. The Second Part. London, 1658. Two addorsed ornaments on the title-page. 12mo. Sixth edition (Wing O513; O514; ESTC R234715, recording the London reprint; ESTC R234716). Contemporary calf. — Edward Young. The Compleat English-Schollar, in Spelling, Reading, and Writing. London, 1676. 8vo. Engraved and letterpress title-pages, engraved abecedary plate, double-page engraved plate of italic scripts. Contemporary mottled calf; upper board detached. Apparently the first edition, not recorded in Wing, ESTC, or OCLC. provenance: Daniel Fleming; Roger Senhouse. acquisition: Peter Murray Hill.
(Thomas Bayly, comp.) Witty Apophthegms Delivered at Severall Times ... by King James, King Charls, the Marquess of Worcester, Francis Lord Bacon, and Sir Thomas Moore. London, 1658. 12mo. Engraved and letterpress title-pages; light browning throughout. Contemporary sheep; rebacked, a few old scrapes to sides. First edition (Wing W3236; ESTC R204091; Grolier, Wither to Prior 1077). — John Ray. A Collection of English Proverbs ... Whereunto Are Added Local Proverbs with Their Explanations ... Cambridge, 1670. 8vo. Title-page in red and black; marginal browning to title-page, lacking final advertisement leaf?. Contemporary calf; spine rubbed, lower board gouged. First edition (Wing R386; ESTC R13689). acquisition: E.M. Lawson. — Francis Osborne. Advice to a Son. Or Directions for your Better Conduct. Oxford, 1658. Bound with: Advice to a Son. The Second Part. London, 1658. Two addorsed ornaments on the title-page. 12mo. Sixth edition (Wing O513; O514; ESTC R234715, recording the London reprint; ESTC R234716). Contemporary calf. — Edward Young. The Compleat English-Schollar, in Spelling, Reading, and Writing. London, 1676. 8vo. Engraved and letterpress title-pages, engraved abecedary plate, double-page engraved plate of italic scripts. Contemporary mottled calf; upper board detached. Apparently the first edition, not recorded in Wing, ESTC, or OCLC. provenance: Daniel Fleming; Roger Senhouse. acquisition: Peter Murray Hill.
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(Thomas Bayly, comp.) Witty Apophthegms Delivered at Severall Times ... by King James, King Charls, the Marquess of Worcester, Francis Lord Bacon, and Sir Thomas Moore. London, 1658. 12mo. Engraved and letterpress title-pages; light browning throughout. Contemporary sheep; rebacked, a few old scrapes to sides. First edition (Wing W3236; ESTC R204091; Grolier, Wither to Prior 1077). John Ray. A Collection of English Proverbs ... Whereunto Are Added Local Proverbs with Their Explanations ... Cambridge, 1670. 8vo. Title-page in red and black; marginal browning to title-page, lacking final advertisement leaf?. Contemporary calf; spine rubbed, lower board gouged. First edition (Wing R386; ESTC R13689). acquisition: E.M. Lawson. Francis Osborne. Advice to a Son. Or Directions for your Better Conduct. Oxford, 1658. Bound with: Advice to a Son. The Second Part. London, 1658. Two addorsed ornaments on the title-page. 12mo. Sixth edition (Wing O513; O514; ESTC R234715, recording the London reprint; ESTC R234716). Contemporary calf. Edward Young. The Compleat English-Schollar, in Spelling, Reading, and Writing. London, 1676. 8vo. Engraved and letterpress title-pages, engraved abecedary plate, double-page engraved plate of italic scripts. Contemporary mottled calf; upper board detached. Apparently the first edition, not recorded in Wing, ESTC, or OCLC. provenance: Daniel Fleming; Roger Senhouse. acquisition: Peter Murray Hill
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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.
Catalogue Note
The first edition of Young's English-Schollar is unrecorded in standard bibliographies, and it has not been sold at auction. A popular manual, it was reprinted well into the eighteenth century.