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Braithwaite, Richard
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- The English Gentleman: containing Sundry Excellent Rules or Exquisite Observations, tending to Direction of Every Gentleman, of Selecter Ranke and Qualitie; how to Demeane or Accommodate Himselfe in the Manage of Publike or Private Affaires. London: Printed by John Haviland, 1630
- paper, ink, leather
4to (7 1/4 x 5 3/8 in.; 184 x 138 mm). Fine additional engraved title-page in 11 compartments with a central portrait of a perfected English gentleman, possibly the author, by Robert Vaughan, folding letterpress "A Draught of the Frontispi[e]ce" explicating the eight "Properties, Adjuncts, and Characters" depicted on the engraved title, woodcut initials, woodcut and type-ornament head- and tailpieces; lacking terminal blank, headpiece of frontispiece explication just shaved, short worm-trail at upper margins Hhh–Nnn, tear into text with crude repair on Mmm4, scattered soiling and spotting, chiefly marginal. Nineteenth-century diced russia; rubbed, rebacked.
Provenance
Thomas Brooke (armorial bookplate) — Lord Fairfax of Cameron (armorial bookplate)
Literature
STC 3563; ESTC S104636; Newberry/Courtesy Books 207
Condition
4to (7 1/4 x 5 3/8 in.; 184 x 138 mm). Fine additional engraved title-page in 11 compartments with a central portrait of a perfected English gentleman, possibly the author, by Robert Vaughan, folding letterpress "A Draught of the Frontispi[e]ce" explicating the eight "Properties, Adjuncts, and Characters" depicted on the engraved title, woodcut initials, woodcut and type-ornament head- and tailpieces; lacking terminal blank, headpiece of frontispiece explication just shaved, short worm-trail at upper margins Hhh–Nnn, tear into text with crude repair on Mmm4, scattered soiling and spotting, chiefly marginal. Nineteenth-century diced russia; rubbed, rebacked.
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 one of the most important of all English courtesy books; variant issue without the additional section "Three Choice Characters of Marriage" at end.