Lot 111
  • 111

Commines, Philippe de

Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description

  • Les mémoires... sur les principaux faicts, & gestes de Louis onzieme & de Charles huictieme, son fils, Roys de France, reveus & corrigez par Denis Sauvage de Fontenailles. Paris: (René Avril for) Galiot du Pré (and Jean Roigny), 1552
  • Paper
folio (334 x 222mm.), title without woodcut border, woodcut initials, woodcut device on final verso, faded red ruling, nineteenth-century red morocco gilt by David, spine gilt in compartments, edges gilt and marbled, small scrape on lower cover

Provenance

Sir Edward Sullivan, sale, Sotheby's, 23 May 1890, lot 1612, £2-16s., to Rimell; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899; library stamps on title-page

Literature

IA 143.351

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."