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Clamorgan, Jean de
Estimate
700 - 1,000 GBP
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Description
- La chasse du loup, necessaire à la maison rustique. Lyon: Jacques du Puys, 1583
- Paper
4to (226 x 152mm.), title within ornamental border, woodcut headpieces, initials and illustrations, without final blank, nineteenth-century calf by Samblancx-Weckesser tooled in period style, arms of Beauffort on covers, last leaf laid down with slight loss in gutter
Provenance
Beauffort (of Artois and Brabant), arms on binding; C.F.G.R. Schwerdt, bookplate, sale, Sotheby's, 23 May 1939, lot 354, £5-10s, to Martin; sale, Kistner, March 1962
Literature
IA 140.693
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"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."
"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
Clamorgan's treatise was first published in 1566 in Paris by du Puys, designed to accompany Charles Estienne's L'agriculture et maison rustique (see lot 77 for the 1564 edition). The woodcuts indicate the damage that wolves caused to sheep and other domesticated animals.