William Cartwright (1611-1643) Comedies,Tragi-Comedies, with Other Poems. An Unusual Copy. London
William Cartwright (1611-1643)
Comedies,Tragi-Comedies, with Other Poems. An Unusual Copy.
London: Printed for [Thomas Robinson and] Humphrey Moseley, 1651
First edition, octavo, with the original engraved portrait frontispiece of Cartwright in his library and the later reprint (both present); leaf a7 "On Mr. Cartwright's Poems," present in two states, one signed "T.P. Baronet," the other with coronet-shaped fleurons in place of the initials; M5, divisional title for the poems, in two slightly different settings without textual changes; leaves U1-3 [pages 301-306] in Poems section present in three different states; preliminary leaf b2 folded at fore-edge to retain side notes; bound in full polished red morocco by Zahnesdorf with plain boards and spine titled and dated in gilt; nicely preserved; all edges gilt; large margins; the Rosebery copy, with a note in the hand of a Thomas Drury (according to a later penciled inscription); with a letter regarding this copy on House of El Dieff letterhead dated 1966 and signed by Robert Frey; along with a description from the Heritage Bookshop inserted; title dusty, otherwise a very nice an unusual copy worthy of note as it contains variant leaves for this edition in multiple states; 6 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.
Wing C- 709; ESTC R208874; Thomason E.1224[1]; Greg III, pp. 1027-1031; Sabin 11166; Hayward 104.
Condition
Condition: [-]2 (portraits), [a]8 (a7 present in two states-two copies), b8, *18, ¶4, **7, ****3, ***11, a-e8, f4 (f4 blank & present), g-k8, A-T8 (M5 divisional title for Poems present in two states-two copies), U8, (U1-3 present in three states), X2.Please contact the Specialist for the auction to request a condition report.Condition reports and additional images are provided as a courtesy and should be used by you to aid in the formation of your own opinion regarding condition. All material is sold subject to Swann's standard Terms and Conditions of Sale as published in our catalogues and posted on our website, and include the following terms: (1) all property is sold "as-is"; and (2) works cannot be returned on the basis of condition.
William Cartwright (1611-1643)
Comedies,Tragi-Comedies, with Other Poems. An Unusual Copy.
London: Printed for [Thomas Robinson and] Humphrey Moseley, 1651
First edition, octavo, with the original engraved portrait frontispiece of Cartwright in his library and the later reprint (both present); leaf a7 "On Mr. Cartwright's Poems," present in two states, one signed "T.P. Baronet," the other with coronet-shaped fleurons in place of the initials; M5, divisional title for the poems, in two slightly different settings without textual changes; leaves U1-3 [pages 301-306] in Poems section present in three different states; preliminary leaf b2 folded at fore-edge to retain side notes; bound in full polished red morocco by Zahnesdorf with plain boards and spine titled and dated in gilt; nicely preserved; all edges gilt; large margins; the Rosebery copy, with a note in the hand of a Thomas Drury (according to a later penciled inscription); with a letter regarding this copy on House of El Dieff letterhead dated 1966 and signed by Robert Frey; along with a description from the Heritage Bookshop inserted; title dusty, otherwise a very nice an unusual copy worthy of note as it contains variant leaves for this edition in multiple states; 6 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.
Wing C- 709; ESTC R208874; Thomason E.1224[1]; Greg III, pp. 1027-1031; Sabin 11166; Hayward 104.
Condition
Condition: [-]2 (portraits), [a]8 (a7 present in two states-two copies), b8, *18, ¶4, **7, ****3, ***11, a-e8, f4 (f4 blank & present), g-k8, A-T8 (M5 divisional title for Poems present in two states-two copies), U8, (U1-3 present in three states), X2.Please contact the Specialist for the auction to request a condition report.Condition reports and additional images are provided as a courtesy and should be used by you to aid in the formation of your own opinion regarding condition. All material is sold subject to Swann's standard Terms and Conditions of Sale as published in our catalogues and posted on our website, and include the following terms: (1) all property is sold "as-is"; and (2) works cannot be returned on the basis of condition.
