- 143
England and Scotland
Estimate
400 - 600 GBP
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Description
- A collection of 11 miscellaneous volumes, including:
- paper
DUGDALE, W. Origines juridiciales, or historical memorials. London: F. and T. Warren, 1666, folio, title printed in red and black, 5 engraved portraits, engraved coats-of-arms, imprimatur leaf at beginning and errata leaf at end, nineteenth-century panelled calf gilt by Bedford
RERUM BRITANNICARUM, id est Angliae, Scotiae, vicinarumque insula. Lyon: R. Potelerius, 1587, folio, signature on title "B. Fairfax", ink notes in text, seventeenth-century calf, Osterley Park bookplate, rather browned and soiled, occasional stains, lacking a preliminary leaf, binding worn
THE OFFICE OF THE HOLY WEEK. Paris: Widow Chrestien, 1670, 8vo, full-page engraved illustrations by Hollar, nineteenth-century red morocco gilt, gilt edges
with 8 others, listed below; sold as a collection not subject to return
Abelardi... et Heloissae... epistolae. London: E. Curll, 1718, 8vo, (faded) red morocco gilt by Chaumont (with his ticket), Beckford's copy, lot 1 from the Hamilton Palace sale, Sotheby's, 30 June 1882
Vergil. Bucolica, Georgica et Aeneis [ed. Thomas Cooke]. London: J. Hodges, 1741, 8vo, contemporary red morocco gilt, dedication copy to Lord Petrie, with his bookplate
Trivet, N. Annalium continuatio. Oxford: Sheldonian Theatre, 1722, 8vo, calf gilt
[Melrose] Chronica di Mailros. Edinburgh: Societas Edinburgensis, 1835, 4to, burgundy morocco gilt
Allen, William. Traicté politique... que tuer un tyran... n'est pas un meutre. Lyon, 1658, 12mo, red morocco gilt (with a note on the flyleaf attributing binding to Padeloup)
Ravensworth, H.T. Carmina latina. London: Boone, 1865, 4to, half roan, presentation copy from the author dated 1869
Benedict, abbot of Peterborough. Vita & gestis Henrici II et Ricardi I. Oxford: Sheldonian Theatre, 1735, 2 vols, 8vo, calf gilt
RERUM BRITANNICARUM, id est Angliae, Scotiae, vicinarumque insula. Lyon: R. Potelerius, 1587, folio, signature on title "B. Fairfax", ink notes in text, seventeenth-century calf, Osterley Park bookplate, rather browned and soiled, occasional stains, lacking a preliminary leaf, binding worn
THE OFFICE OF THE HOLY WEEK. Paris: Widow Chrestien, 1670, 8vo, full-page engraved illustrations by Hollar, nineteenth-century red morocco gilt, gilt edges
with 8 others, listed below; sold as a collection not subject to return
Abelardi... et Heloissae... epistolae. London: E. Curll, 1718, 8vo, (faded) red morocco gilt by Chaumont (with his ticket), Beckford's copy, lot 1 from the Hamilton Palace sale, Sotheby's, 30 June 1882
Vergil. Bucolica, Georgica et Aeneis [ed. Thomas Cooke]. London: J. Hodges, 1741, 8vo, contemporary red morocco gilt, dedication copy to Lord Petrie, with his bookplate
Trivet, N. Annalium continuatio. Oxford: Sheldonian Theatre, 1722, 8vo, calf gilt
[Melrose] Chronica di Mailros. Edinburgh: Societas Edinburgensis, 1835, 4to, burgundy morocco gilt
Allen, William. Traicté politique... que tuer un tyran... n'est pas un meutre. Lyon, 1658, 12mo, red morocco gilt (with a note on the flyleaf attributing binding to Padeloup)
Ravensworth, H.T. Carmina latina. London: Boone, 1865, 4to, half roan, presentation copy from the author dated 1869
Benedict, abbot of Peterborough. Vita & gestis Henrici II et Ricardi I. Oxford: Sheldonian Theatre, 1735, 2 vols, 8vo, calf gilt
Provenance
William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899, library stamps
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"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."