11-18-201211-18-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2621BBoston
November 18, 2012 11:00 AMCalender
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Fletcher, Phineas (1582-1650) The Purple Island, or the Isle of Man

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$900$750
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2621BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 18, 2012 11:00AM

Description:

Fletcher, Phineas (1582-1650) The Purple Island, or the Isle of Man. Cambridge: by the Printers to the University, 1633.
Quarto, first edition, title printed in red and black, separate title pages for the "Piscatorie Eclogs" and "Elisa", collated complete, lacking the initial blank and the blank conjugate to the title page of the "Eclogs", with the blank Z4, bound in nineteenth century crushed navy morocco, ruled and tooled in gilt, a.e.g., in a custom-made cloth slipcase, a few minor rust spots in the text, bookplates of Henry Collins and Charles Butler pasted inside the front board.
Estimate $400-600

Keywords

Isle of Man, Cambridge, Charles Butler, Henry Collins