25th Jan, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
The David Stather Library
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[Bacon (Francis)], The Historie of the Reigne of King Henry the Seventh. Written by the Right Hon: Francis Lo: Virulam, Viscount S. Alban.
Printed by I.H. and R.Y, to be sold by Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith, 1629, small folio in fours, [4], 248, [10] pages, reissue of the 1628 edition with cancel title page, repairs to gutter margins from title to G3 and 2J1 and fore-edge margin of several leaves (not affecting text), some small tears not affecting text and a little staining and toning, half calf. ESTC S106900;
Herbert (Edward, Lord), The Life and Reign of King Henry the Eighth.
Printed by M. Clarke for Anne Mearne, 1682, folio in fours, [6], 636, [18] pages, portrait frontis, 2E4 and 4C3 lower corners cropped without loss of text, small hole in type of 2O3, tanning and some spotting, re-backed calf. ESTC R15107. (2)
Sold for £400
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: The David Stather Library, 25th Jan, 2023
A single-owner sale of the Library of David Stather (1940-2022)
The library comprises a large collection of early books, pamphlets and manuscripts on English history, focusing on the English Civil War, the ‘Popish Plot’, the Monmouth Rebellion and the Glorious Revolution, early Parliament and the Monarchy of that period, the development of English law, the Reformation, early bibles and prayer books, chronicles of English history and some very early books on witchcraft.
The earliest manuscript dates from 1285, and the earliest book is an incunable from 1486, however the majority date from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Interestingly, many are books that contribute to English history rather than just reporting on it, for example the collection includes books reporting the Popish Plot, which were written specifically to create social division through what is now known as ‘fake news’.
The books have been lovingly preserved by David Stather and the auction provides a rare opportunity to purchase books from a very focused collection built up over his lifetime.
Please submit any enquiries for the sale to books@tennants-ltd.co.uk
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Tuesday 24th January 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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