SYKES, Sir Mark Masterman (1771-1823) -- A Catalogue of the Splendid, Curious, and Extensive Library of the late Sir Mark Masterman Sykes . London: Evans, 11 May 1824. 3 parts in one, large 8 o (236 x 150 mm). Engraved portrait of Sir Mark by Grave after Rouw. (Small hole at inner margin of title-page and small repair at inner margin of title-page, neither affecting text, some occasional light spotting and offsetting.) Contemporary straight-grained morocco, richly gilt and blindtooled on covers and spine, gilt edges. Provenance : Joseph Neeld (bookplate). LARGE AND FINE PAPER COPY, WITH ALL PRICES AND BUYERS' NAMES ON INTERLEAVED SHEETS in a contemporary hand. A famous bibliophile, Sir Mark possessed one of the finest private libaries in England. "It contained a wonderful array of the finest incunabula, the Gutenberg Bible, the 1459 Psalter, the 1462 Bible, the 1469 Livy on vellum, and other books of the same class" (De Ricci). The library also included manuscripts, Elizabethan literature, and first editions of the classics. The sale totalled nearly £10,000. Blogie III, col. 15; De Ricci, p. 95-96; Quaritch, part XI.
SYKES, Sir Mark Masterman (1771-1823) -- A Catalogue of the Splendid, Curious, and Extensive Library of the late Sir Mark Masterman Sykes . London: Evans, 11 May 1824. 3 parts in one, large 8 o (236 x 150 mm). Engraved portrait of Sir Mark by Grave after Rouw. (Small hole at inner margin of title-page and small repair at inner margin of title-page, neither affecting text, some occasional light spotting and offsetting.) Contemporary straight-grained morocco, richly gilt and blindtooled on covers and spine, gilt edges. Provenance : Joseph Neeld (bookplate). LARGE AND FINE PAPER COPY, WITH ALL PRICES AND BUYERS' NAMES ON INTERLEAVED SHEETS in a contemporary hand. A famous bibliophile, Sir Mark possessed one of the finest private libaries in England. "It contained a wonderful array of the finest incunabula, the Gutenberg Bible, the 1459 Psalter, the 1462 Bible, the 1469 Livy on vellum, and other books of the same class" (De Ricci). The library also included manuscripts, Elizabethan literature, and first editions of the classics. The sale totalled nearly £10,000. Blogie III, col. 15; De Ricci, p. 95-96; Quaritch, part XI.
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