Description
[Burton (Robert)], "Democritus Junior". The Anatomy of Melancholy, fourth edition, with initial 'Argument of the Frontispiece' leaf, engraved title with allegorical border by C.Le Blon, woodcut head- & tail-pieces, initials and device on colophon, initial leaf slightly frayed and reinforced and inner margin, occasional staining to upper margin but generally a good clean copy, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, some repairs to corners and edges, [STC 4162], folio, Oxford, [John Lichfield] for Henry Cripps, 1632.
Lot 20
Burton (Robert, "Democritus Junior".) The Anatomy of Melancholy, fourth edition, engraved allegorical title, Oxford, [John Lichfield] for Henry Cripps, 1632.
Hammer Price: £420
Description
[Burton (Robert)], "Democritus Junior". The Anatomy of Melancholy, fourth edition, with initial 'Argument of the Frontispiece' leaf, engraved title with allegorical border by C.Le Blon, woodcut head- & tail-pieces, initials and device on colophon, initial leaf slightly frayed and reinforced and inner margin, occasional staining to upper margin but generally a good clean copy, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, some repairs to corners and edges, [STC 4162], folio, Oxford, [John Lichfield] for Henry Cripps, 1632.