17th Sep, 2024 10:00
The September Auctions 2024
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Stow (John) Annales, or a Generall Chronicle of England
Stow (John) Annales, or a Generall Chronicle of England begun by John Stow: continued and augmented with matters Foraigne and Domestique, Ancients and Moderne, unto the end of this present yeere, 1631, London: Richard Meighen, 1631, (dated 1632 to final page), folio, full calf rebacked and re-cornered, red morocco and gil title label 'Stow's Chronicle' bookplate for Lord Sandys, storiated initials, decorative head and endpieces, bound with Howes, (Edmond) [(Edmund)] An Appendix or Corollary of the Foundations and Descriptions of the three most famous Universities of England, viz. Cambridge, Oxford and London, London: Avg Matthewes for Richard Meighen, 1632
Provenance:Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
Footnote:This edition has been of interest to Shakespeare scholars as it recounts the burning of the Globe Theatre in 1613. It provides Shakespearean literary references and background information; Stow’s Annales clearly furnished ideas and imagery for Henry IV, Part II and may have been a source for several key passages in Henry V (see Whitaker, 144-5; Bullough IV:155ff). “Hal’s pranks have been splendidly elaborated on hints mainly supplied by Stow” (Bullough IV:177). [STC 23340. ESTC S117586. Huth IV:1404-05.]
Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer The Ombersley Court Library collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.
Proceeds of the sale will will be donated to the Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (Charity 1127871).
Hartlebury Castle is a historic Worcestershire estate first given to Bishop Aelhun in 855AD. Home of the Bishops of Worcester until 2007. it has a longstanding connection with the Sandys family throughout its history.
Sold for £900
Stow (John) Annales, or a Generall Chronicle of England begun by John Stow: continued and augmented with matters Foraigne and Domestique, Ancients and Moderne, unto the end of this present yeere, 1631, London: Richard Meighen, 1631, (dated 1632 to final page), folio, full calf rebacked and re-cornered, red morocco and gil title label 'Stow's Chronicle' bookplate for Lord Sandys, storiated initials, decorative head and endpieces, bound with Howes, (Edmond) [(Edmund)] An Appendix or Corollary of the Foundations and Descriptions of the three most famous Universities of England, viz. Cambridge, Oxford and London, London: Avg Matthewes for Richard Meighen, 1632
Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
This edition has been of interest to Shakespeare scholars as it recounts the burning of the Globe Theatre in 1613. It provides Shakespearean literary references and background information; Stow’s Annales clearly furnished ideas and imagery for Henry IV, Part II and may have been a source for several key passages in Henry V (see Whitaker, 144-5; Bullough IV:155ff). “Hal’s pranks have been splendidly elaborated on hints mainly supplied by Stow” (Bullough IV:177). [STC 23340. ESTC S117586. Huth IV:1404-05.]
THE OMBERSLEY COURT LIBRARY
Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer The Ombersley Court Library collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.
Proceeds of the sale will will be donated to the Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (Charity 1127871).
Hartlebury Castle is a historic Worcestershire estate first given to Bishop Aelhun in 855AD. Home of the Bishops of Worcester until 2007. it has a longstanding connection with the Sandys family throughout its history.
Possibly rebound. Re-backed and re-cornered, joints worn, front and back hinges cracked and taped, pages toned, not collated, woodcut title page pasted onto 18th century inserted pages, loss to p 1085 not affecting text, moisture damage, small loss to right margin p 89, 110, 169, 371, 824, corner loss to p 257/258, 419, 836/837 not affecting text, scattered marginal notes in pencil, loss to lower corner of p 792/793 affecting text, occasional ink smudging and spotting, scattered foxing and edges partially browned
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