25th Jan, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST

The David Stather Library

 
  Lot 70
 

70

Froissart (Jean)
Here begynneth the first volum of sir Iohan Froyssart: of the cronycles of Englande, Fraunce, Spayne, Portyngale, Scotlande, Bretayne, Flau[n]ders: and other places adioynynge. Tra[n]slated out of frenche into our maternall englysshe tonge, by Iohan Bourchier knight lorde Berners: .....
Imprinted at London in fletestrete by Richarde Pynson, 1523, folio in sixes, [10], 322 leaves. The title, a5 and fos. 316 to 322 in facsimile on laid paper, *10 blank area replaced, some running titles cropped, small hole in fo.80, small repaired hole from fo.303-315, heads of fo. 314 and 315 repaired with loss of text, a little annotation in places, [ESTC S121316 - 'A translation of books 1 and 2 of the 'Chroniques'] [bound with]
Here beginneth the third and fourthe boke of syr Iohn froissart of the cronycles of Englande, fraunce, Spaygne ...,
Imprinted at London in fletestrete by Richarde Pynson, .. 1525, folio in sixes, [9], 319 [but 326] leaves, irregular foliation but signatures complete. Title, a2, a3, and possibly 3O6-7, replaced by facsimile on laid paper, extra leaf in first quire (the facsimile armorial would perhaps be on the verso of title rather than a separate leaf), lower corner of A2 replaced (including text), worm homes in several leaves, some staining in places, repairs to lower margins of 3O1-5.
[see ESTC S121319 - 'baylye' at A1r, however the replacement title has 'beginneth'], modern full calf binding.

Sold for £3,500
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000


 

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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