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MELIADUS DE LEONOIS, LES NOBLES FAICTZ DARMES, PARIS, 1532, LATER CALF, SULLIVAN COPY
Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
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Description
- Les nobles faictz darmes du vaillant roy Meliadus de Leonnoys: ensemble plusieurs autres nobles proesses de chevalerie faictes tant par le roy Artus, Palamedes, le Morhoult dirlande... [Paris: Guillaume de Bossozel for Denis Janot, 20 March 1532]
folio (263 x 180mm.), title within elaborate woodcut border with the name of Denis Janot, large woodcut of a scribe on [fleur de lys]2, woodcut initials, large woodcut device of Janot at end, [fleur-de-lys]2-4 bound at end, eighteenth-century calf, spine gilt in compartments with morocco lettering-piece, lacking A1 (start of text) and PP4 (last leaf with colophon), title-leaf repaired at corners without loss, some headlines shaved or cropped, OO6 defective at head with loss of a couple of words, binding worn, crude repair to foot of spine
Provenance
Sir Edward Sullivan, sale, Sotheby's, 3 June 1890, lot 4271, £2-4s., to Ridler; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899
Literature
BP16 107310; Fairfax Murray, French 369
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
Second edition, first published in 1528. Loosely inserted at the from is a slip of paper lettered "W. Ridler / 45 Ho[lywell St]" with the pencil price on the verso of £3-3s, which is also written on the flyleaf in O'Brien's hand. There are longer pencil notes on the flyleaf, one in Sullivan's hand, and the second one in O'Brien's hand, about the missing leaves.