Lot 117
  • 117

Bacon, Francis

Estimate
1,200 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • Apophthegmes New and Old. [John Haviland for] Hanna Barrett and Richard Whitaker, 1625
  • ink on paper
8vo, FIRST EDITION, title within double-ruled border, text within ruled border with marginal column for side-notes, with two additional jests set in a courtroom added in an early seventeenth-century hand on the final blank (under the title "Only New"), contemporary calf, lacking preliminary blank, rebacked, neatly restored at corners, new endpapers 

Literature

ESTC S113684; STC 1115

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

RARE. We have traced only four copies at auction in the last half-century.