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(Lamb, Charles) — Ben Jonson
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- The Works of Ben Jonson, which were formerly printed in two volumes, are now reprinted in one. To which is Added a Comedy, called The New Inn. With additions never before published. London: printed by Thomas Hodgkin, for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, T. Bassett, R. Chiswell, M. Wotton, G. Conyers, 1692
- printed book
Folio (14 x 8 3/4 in.; 355 x 226 mm). Highly defective, lacking frontispiece and a few other leaves, extensive fraying, tears, and repair, a number of leaves at front and back extended. Contemporary calf, worn, joints broken, covers now secured by three leather straps. Red morocco folding-case. (Sold as an association copy, not subject to return.)
Provenance
Charles Lamb (his annotations throughout) — Charles W. Frederickson — Christie's New York, December 14, 2000, lot 104 ("Property of a Gentleman"). acquisition: Purchased at the foregoing sale through James Cummins
Literature
Wing J1006
Condition
Folio (14 x 8 3/4 in.; 355 x 226 mm). Highly defective, lacking frontispiece and a few other leaves, extensive fraying, tears, and repair, a number of leaves at front and back extended. Contemporary calf, worn, joints broken, covers now secured by three leather straps.
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
Charles Lamb's copy, extensively annotated by him, mostly with transcriptions and excepts from the works of Jonson and other authors. The annotations appear throughout the volume, in the margins, and on blank and half blank pages, including the verso of the title-page.
As described in the Dibdin Club's 1897 Descriptive Catalogue of the Library of Charles Lamb, "The blank leaves, margins &c., are filled with extracts from the old Dramatists and early English Writers, with additional poems, corrections of the Text, &c., in Charles Lamb's early hand-writing, forming a most curious and valuable memento of his favorite studies. Bought at the sale of Charles W. Frederickson's library, by Charles Scribner's Sons, for $375."