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Ward, Samuel; and Samuel Clark
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- A Warning-piece to all Drunkards and Health-Drinkers, Faithfully Collected from the Works of English and Foreign Learned Authors of good Esteem … with Above one Hundred and twenty sad and dreadful Examples of Gods severe Judgements upon notorious Drunkards… London: for the Author, 1682
- paper, ink, leather
4to (8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.; 206 x 155 mm). 3 plates comprising 12 vignettes of drunkards; occasional spotting and soiling. Modern quarter morocco gilt-lettered.
Literature
Wing W931; ESTC R8118
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 a forceful temperance tract. The vignettes portray drunks drowning, vomiting, being trodden by horses and carts, falling into scalding cauldrons, breaking their necks, plunging from cliffs in Pembrokeshire, and being murdered by their shamed children. A Warning-piece should still resonate with twenty-first century bibliophiles and booksellers.