17th Sep, 2024 10:00
The September Auctions 2024
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[Z] Fortescue-Aland (Sir John) The Difference Between an Absolute and Limited Monarchy
Fortescue Aland (Sir John) The Difference Between an Absolute and Limited Monarchy, London: by W. Bowyer for E. Parker and T. Ward, 1714, 8vo, panelled calf, first edition, title in red and black, engraved and woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces
Provenance:Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
Footnote:Often cited as the printed first work on English constitutional history.
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 £100
Fortescue Aland (Sir John) The Difference Between an Absolute and Limited Monarchy, London: by W. Bowyer for E. Parker and T. Ward, 1714, 8vo, panelled calf, first edition, title in red and black, engraved and woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces
Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
Often cited as the printed first work on English constitutional history.
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.
cover with wear and bumps to extremities, spine dry and lacking title label, small [possible worm] loss/damage to foot of spine, joint damages, back hinge cracked, endpapers and title spotted, toned and foxed, scattered foxing and spotting to text, not collated
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