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Smart, Christopher
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description
- Smart, Christopher
- Five separately published works bound in one volume:
- Printed book
On the Eternity of the Supreme Being; On the Immensity of the Supreme Being; On the Power of the Supreme Being; On the Omniscience of the Supreme Being; [and] On the Goodness of the Supreme Being. Cambridge: Printed by J. Bentham, 1750-1756
5 works bound in one volume, 4to, second edition of Omniscience, all the others first editions, contemporary half-calf, upper cover with blue paper label with hearth design in gilt, marbled boards, raised bands, spine lettered in gilt, rebacked, slight wear to extremities of binding, some foxing to the text
5 works bound in one volume, 4to, second edition of Omniscience, all the others first editions, contemporary half-calf, upper cover with blue paper label with hearth design in gilt, marbled boards, raised bands, spine lettered in gilt, rebacked, slight wear to extremities of binding, some foxing to the text
Provenance
Edward Phelps, ownership signature dated 1756 on front free endpaper
Literature
Mahoney & Rizzo 119, 127, 137, 141, 139; Rothschild 1865
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate
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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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
These are called Seatonian poems, since Thomas Seaton had bequeathed to the university sufficient funds to provide for a yearly award on “Perfections or attitudes of the Supreme Being”. Smart was a Fellow of Pembroke Hall. He did not enter in 1754, but he won all five times he entered. There was a large award, £30 for winning, which was an important part of his annual expenses. Smart had showed such promise as a young poet that the Duchess of Cleveland supported his education at Cambridge. Also included in this lot is a separate disbound copy of the first edition of The Omniscience of the Supreme Being (1752).