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Spenser, Edmund
Estimate
10,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Complaints. Containing sundrie small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. Whereof the next Page maketh mention. London: for William Ponsonbie, 1591
- paper, ink, leather
4to (7 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.; 187 x 137 mm). Roman letter (with italic), general title and three divisional titles (E1r and L1r dated 1591; T1r dated 1590) printed within a woodcut border (McKerrow and Ferguson 117), woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces; title-page a little soiled, occasional minor staining. Full speckled calf, covers with gilt borders and armorial device in central panels; some rubbing at extremities, spine renewed.
Provenance
William H. Robinson Ltd, Booksellers (with an ALS from Lionel Robinson to "Ray," 2 October 1942, "I bought it in April 1939 from the Charterhouse London with some other books which were discovered in an old chest unopened for nearly 200 years.")
Literature
STC 23078; ESTC S111266; Grolier, Langland to Wither 235; Hayward 23; Johnson, Spenser 14; Pforzheimer 968
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition, comprising six original poems (all previously unpublished) and three translations. These verses were collected by the publisher William Ponsonby, who evidently hoped to trade on the success gained by the Fairie Queene the year before.
Section titles are provided for Teares of the Muses; Prosopopoia. Or Mother Hubberds Tale; and Muiopotmos, or The Fate of the Butterflies, and they carry independent dedications but continuous signatures.