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Savonarola, Girolamo
Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description
- Prediche... per quadragesima... novissimamente reviste & con molti exemplari scontrade. Venice: Cesare Arrivabene, 1519
- Paper
4to (211 x 145mm.), woodcut on title-page depicting the burning of Savonarola, woodcut initials, later nineteenth-century speckled calf gilt by J. Larkins for E.W. Stibbs, spine gilt in compartments, yellow edges, title-page and last leaf laid down, small hole in title woodcut, some worming (mostly marginal, with some loss of text), small hole in y6 with slight loss, light staining towards end, binding slightly rubbed
Provenance
25s., price in pencil on flyleaf (either bought from Stibbs, or from the auction of Stibbs' stock, Sotheby's, 27 October 1892); William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899
Literature
Censimento 16 CNCE 29733; Sander 6827
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
An improved version of the 1514 Venice edition, according to the title. This copy is complete and has not been censored; one of the sermons (for the second Sunday of Lent, fol. LXI) was on the Index of Prohibited Books and sometimes removed from copies.