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Blount, Sir Thomas
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Blount, Sir Thomas
- De Re Poetica: Or, Remarks upon Poetry. With Characters and Censures of the Most Considerable Poets, whether Ancient or Modern. London: Printed by Ric[hard] Everingham, for R. Bently at the Post-house in Russel-street, in Covent-Garden, 1694
- paper
4to (7 7/8 x 6 3/8 in.; 200 x 162 mm); worm puncture in lower margin, light marginal dampstain to page 5 of the second work. Contemporary mottled calf; skillfully rebacked with original spine laid down.
Provenance
acquisition: Pickering & Chatto, 1988
Literature
Wing B3347; ESTC R15316; Grolier/Wither to Prior 49
Condition
worm puncture in lower margin, light marginal dampstain to page 5 of the second work. Contemporary mottled calf; skillfully rebacked with original spine laid down.
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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
First edition, presentation copy, inscribed on title by the recipient, the poet John Glanville (d. 1735): "Liber Johannis Glanvill ... ex dono authoris." His work is "a compendium of literary thought ‘Extracted out of the Best and Choicest Criticks’ (title-page) on poetry in general, on the different genres, and on poetry in Italian, Spanish, and French, to which he appended ‘Characters and Censures’, a biographical and critical account of sixty-seven writers, ancient and modern, including those English poets (Donne, Jonson, Milton, and Spenser, for example) not included in the Censura (1690)" (ONDB).