- 288
[Thayre, Thomas]
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- An Excellent and best Approoved Treatise of the Plague. Containing the Nature, Signes, and accidents of the same. With the certaine and absolute cure of the Fevers, Botches, and Carbuncles, that Raigne in these times... London: Thomas Archer, 1625
- paper, ink, leather
Small 4to (7 x 5 1/4 in.; 177 x 134 mm). 3 typographic headpieces and 3 woodcut initials; some wear and soiling, upper right corner of title-page torn away (not affecting text). Nneteenth-century red glazed paper-covered boards rubbed, extremities worn.
Provenance
William Knighton (armorial bookplate. ?Sir William Knighton, physician to George IV)
Literature
STC 23930
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
Thayre's Treatise was first published in 1603 at the beginning of the great plague in which over 30,000 Londoners died. Thayre gives the cause of the disease, the regimen, drugs and diet proper for its treatment, with ten diagnostic symptoms described. When plague struck again in 1625, Thayre republished his book.
Scarce. STC records eight copies.