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Leigh, Valentine
Estimate
5,500 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- The Moste Profitable and Commendable Science, of Surveying of Landes, Tenementes, and Hereditamentes. … Whereunto is also Annexed by the same authour, a Right Necessarie Treatise, of the Measuryng of all Kindes of Landes, be it Meadow, Pasture, Errable, Wood, Hill, or Dale. London: Imprinted for Miles Jennings, 1577
- vpaper, ink, leather
4to (7 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.; 193 x 136 mm). Black letter (with roman and italic), numerous woodcut diagrams and illustrations (one full-page), wood- and metalcut initials, 2 folding letterpress tables; occasional manuscript annotations, wax-stains on some leaves, some leaves a little soiled or creased in margins, skilful repairs at corner of title and fore-edge of D4, corner of B1 torn with slight marginal loss. Nineteenth-century polished calf; worn, rebacked, bothcovers detached. Half morocco folding-case.
Provenance
Harrison D. Horblit (bookplate) — sold at Sotheby's London, 22 July 1999, lot 292 — The Cetus Library (Bloomsbury, 22 September 2011, lot 226)
Literature
STC 15416a; ESTC S101106
Condition
4to (7 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.; 193 x 136 mm). Black letter (with roman and italic), numerous woodcut diagrams and illustrations (one full-page), wood- and metalcut initials, 2 folding letterpress tables; occasional manuscript annotations, wax-stains on some leaves, some leaves a little soiled or creased in margins, skilful repairs at corner of title and fore-edge of D4, corner of B1 torn with slight marginal loss. Nineteenth-century polished calf; worn, rebacked, bothcovers detached. Half morocco folding-case.
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, variant imprint.