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June 21, 07:59 PM GMT
Estimate
400 - 600 USD
Lot Details
Description
SUCKLING, JOHN
[Fragmenta aurea: A collection of all the incomparable peeces]. London: Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, 1646
8vo (6 7/8 x 4 1/4 in.; 175 x 107 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of Sucking, 6 individual title-pages, woodcut head- and tailpieces; portrait remargined, lacking general title and "To the Reader" leaves (A1-A4), minor and infrequent foxing, one or two short closed marginal tears, one or two margins just shaved. Later full brown morocco, bound by Chambolle-Duru, covers elaborately gilt, spine with raised bands in six compartments, second gilt-lettered, others with repeat overall decoration in gilt, red morocco doublures with elaborately gilt dentelles, free endpapers marbled, all edges gilt; very minor rubbing to head of spine and one or two areas of covers.
First edition
REFERENCE
ESTC R219681; Wing S-6126
PROVENANCE
William Painter (booklabel to front pastedown)