Evelyn (John). The State of France, 1st edition, 1652, Pirie copy
Sold for £860
Evelyn (John). The State of France as it stood in the IXth yeer of this present Monarch Lewis XIIII. Written to a Friend, 1st edition, London: by T. M. for G. Bedell & T. Collins, 1652, title-page printed in red and black with engraved vignette, blanks A1 and G12 apparently original, small hole in A1, small faint stains to fore margins of quire A-C and F-G, quire C roughly trimmed along fore edges, small worm-trail in fore margins of leaves C3-6, lacking rear free endpaper, contemporary blind-ruled sheep, rubbed and scuffed, small section of restoration to spine, 12mo (14.3 x 8.2 cm)
(Qty: 1)
Provenance:
1) Robert S. Pirie (1934-2015), with his bookplate.
2) Estate of John Lawson (1932-2019).
ESTC R12269; Keynes 3; Wing E3515.
'The State of France is one of the prettiest of Evelyn's books, and exhibits in some copies a pleasant personal touch on the title-page in the shape of an engraved vignette of the author's monogram entwined with oak and bay leaves ... [I]t is possible that those copies with the engraved vignette were specially printed for the author to give to his friends, but the evidence on this point is very scanty' (Keynes). There was also an issue with Evelyn's monogram with the letterpress of the title-page; Keynes does not assign priority in printing to either.
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Sold for £860
Evelyn (John). The State of France as it stood in the IXth yeer of this present Monarch Lewis XIIII. Written to a Friend, 1st edition, London: by T. M. for G. Bedell & T. Collins, 1652, title-page printed in red and black with engraved vignette, blanks A1 and G12 apparently original, small hole in A1, small faint stains to fore margins of quire A-C and F-G, quire C roughly trimmed along fore edges, small worm-trail in fore margins of leaves C3-6, lacking rear free endpaper, contemporary blind-ruled sheep, rubbed and scuffed, small section of restoration to spine, 12mo (14.3 x 8.2 cm)
(Qty: 1)
Provenance:
1) Robert S. Pirie (1934-2015), with his bookplate.
2) Estate of John Lawson (1932-2019).
ESTC R12269; Keynes 3; Wing E3515.
'The State of France is one of the prettiest of Evelyn's books, and exhibits in some copies a pleasant personal touch on the title-page in the shape of an engraved vignette of the author's monogram entwined with oak and bay leaves ... [I]t is possible that those copies with the engraved vignette were specially printed for the author to give to his friends, but the evidence on this point is very scanty' (Keynes). There was also an issue with Evelyn's monogram with the letterpress of the title-page; Keynes does not assign priority in printing to either.
