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Donne, John
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Donne, John
- Poems, by J.D. With Elegies on the Authors Death. London: Printed by M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633
- paper, ink, leather
4to (7 1/8 x 5 3/8 in.; 181 x 138 mm). With the two-leaf gathering [2]A containing "The Printer to the Understanders" and "Hexastichon Biblioplæ" by Marriot, 3 woodcut initials, with blanks A1 and Fff4; first 7 leaves with tiny marginal wormhole, 2E4 with small marginal loss, some light dampstaining to last few gatherings. Contemporary blind-ruled speckled calf; quite rubbed, corners renewed, spine heavily restored. Brown morocco pull-off case gilt.
Provenance
Sir Richard Newdigate (armorial bookplate on title-page verso, Arbury Library label, and press-marks 371 [deleted], 463 [partly deleted], and 468) — Jerome Kern (morocco label; Anderson, 9 January 1929, lot 477) — Harold Greenhill (bookplate) — H. Bradley Martin (bookplate; Sotheby's New York, 30 April 1990, lot 2784)
Literature
STC 7045; ESTC S121864; Grolier/English 25; Hayward 54; Keynes, Donne 78; Pforzheimer 296
Condition
4to (7 1/8 x 5 3/8 in.; 181 x 138 mm). With the two-leaf gathering [2]A containing "The Printer to the Understanders" and "Hexastichon Biblioplæ" by Marriot , 3 woodcut initials, with blanks A1 and Fff4; first 7 leaves with tiny marginal wormhole, 2E4 with small marginal loss, some light dampstaining to last few gatherings. Contemporary blind-ruled speckled calf; quite rubbed, corners renewed, spine heavily restored. Brown morocco pull-off case gilt.
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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
First edition of the first collected edition of the greatest of all the metaphysical poets and the editio princeps for virtually all of Donne's poems. This edition was based on manuscripts derived from the author's archives and provided the best seventeenth-century text of Donne's poems, although six further editions would appear by 1669. First, uncancelled state of Nn1, with the recto set without running head and with thirty-five lines of text.