Camden, William

Britannia, sive florentissimorum regnorum, Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae... London: R. Newbery, 1586, FIRST EDITION, 8vo, woodcut device on title, [STC 4503; PMM 101], woodcut initials and head-pieces, with cancel E8 but lacking cancel G8 (as sometimes occurs in other copies, replaced here with blank leaf), later calf gilt, speckled edges, a few early annotations in ink and further annotations and drawings of shields and crests on endpapers at the end, some minor occasional staining, minor edge tears
Britannia… London: R. Newbery, 1587, second edition, 8vo,  [STC 4504], later calf decorated in blind and gilt, marbled edges, without final blank, title page repaired, some staining, joints partially split, worn at extremities
PERKINS, John. A Profitable Booke… Treating of the Lawes of England. London: [Adam Islip] for the Company of Stationers, 1609, 12mo, old calf, red edges, [STC 19642], booplate of Robert Day, partially disbound, soiled at beginning and end

William O’Brien, bequest booklabels dated 1899

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing unless otherwise stated
"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."

The first two volumes are the first and second editions of Camden’s pioneering and immensely influential work, which “attempts (in the words of Gibson's translation of Camden's preface) ‘to restore Britain to Antiquity, and Antiquity to Britain’—the charge that Camden says was given to him by the ‘great Restorer of old Geography’, Ortelius himself. It does so by attempting to document the ancient pre-Roman British past using every kind of primary historical evidence imaginable, whether written records, inscriptions, literary remains, material both historical and mythological, or testimony drawn from the physical landscape…” (ODNB).