25th Jan, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
The David Stather Library
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Coke (Edwardo) [Sir Edward]
The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England. Or, A Commentary upon Littleton ...,
William Rawlins et al, 1684, ninth corrected edition, folio in fours, portrait frontis, engraved plate, folding table (tear to fold), previous owner's inscription to head of title page (partially excised and repaired), with two red wax seals, contemporary calf (wear to joints, some restoration). ESTC R473;
idem, The Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England ...,
Thomas Basset, 1681, sixth edition, folio in fours, portrait frontis, two armorial bookplates, contemporary calf (some restoration). ESTC R24771;
idem, The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England ...,
A. Crooke, W. Leake et al., 1669, fourth edition, folio in fours, portrait frontis. ESTC R26617 [bound with]
idem, The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England ...,
A. Crooke, W. Leake et al., 1669, fourth edition, folio in fours, portrait frontis, contemporary calf (re-backed retaining most of original backstrip, modern spine label) ESTC R35651;
With one other (4)
[Sold not collated]
Sold for £250
Estimated at £200 - £400
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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