- 267
Shakespeare, William
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description
- Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven Plays, Never before Printed in Folio: viz. Pericles Prince of Tyre. The London Prodigal. The History of Thomas Lord Cromwel. Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The Puritan Widow. A Yorkshire Tragedy. The Tragedy of Locrine. The Fourth Edition. London: for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, 1685
- paper, ink, leather
Folio (14 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.; 358 x 231 mm). Engraved frontispiece by Droesshout above Jonson's verses, printer's woodcut device (McKerrow 263) on title, woodcut initials, several signatures in the Histories corrected or supplied in manuscript as usual; frontispiece skillfully remargined without loss, the edges of the portrait perhaps imperceptibly retouched and a small rust-hole filled upper right, title and several other leaves skillfully remargined with occasional bits of the border-rules supplied in skillful facsimile, scattered natural paper faults here and there costing a few letters as usual. Red morocco gilt by Riviere, gilt dentelles, edges gilt extremities somewhat rubbed, inner hinges strarting.
Provenance
Roderick Terry (bookplate; AAA/Anderson, part 2, 7–8 November 1934, lot 292) — sold Sotheby's New York, 15 June 1990, lot 123
Literature
Wing S2915; Greg 3:1119; cf. Pforzheimer 910 (second state of the imprint)
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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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
The Fourth Folio, first issue, without Chriswell's name in the imprint, first setting of sheets 2B3.4 etc. (with the border-rules). This was the last edition of Shakespeare's plays published in his own century, and the last to be published before the editorial endeavors of the next century.