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Homer
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Chapman, George, translator. Homer Prince of Poets: Translated according to the Greeke, in twelve Bookes of his Iliads. London: for Samuel Macham, [1609?]
- paper, ink, leather
Small folio (9 1/2 x 6 3/8 in.; 241 x 162 mm). Engraved architectural title by William Holke, woodcut head-and tailpieces, decorative woodcut initials, with the blank leaf Cc4; lacking leaf Dd2 ("rarely present" Pforzheimer), few leaves with lower right corner renewed, notes by various collectors on recto of initial blank and verso of final blank. Full vellum, morocco lettering-piece on spine; spine soiled, lettering-piece chipped.
Provenance
Charles Croftes (contemporary signature on title) — Henry Yates Thompson (bookplate inscribed "Quaritch January 1892" and note on flyleaf dated 7 July 1923)
Literature
STC 13633; ESTC S104163; Pforzheimer 168; Grolier/Langland to Wither 26
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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
First edition of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 12th books, the other books having already appeared in 1598. The "rarely present"leaf Dd2 contains a sonnet to Lady Wrothe and another to the Countess of Montgomery. Scarce. Only one other copy has appeared at auction in the last fifty years, the Robert Pirie copy (sold Sotheby's New York, 2 December 2015, lot 153).