Oil Paintings, Watercolours, Prints, Miniatures and Books - 17th October 2007

Lot 44

Hobbes (Thomas). Leviathan

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1100

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Description

Hobbes (Thomas). Leviathan, or the Matter, Forme & Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civill, second edition, additional engraved title, printed title with 'Bear' device, mounted on guard, folding table, occasional minor staining, upper edge of additional title dampstained, contemporary calf, rebacked, rubbed,corners worn, bookplate of Sir Francis Lindley Wood with later owner's signature beneath, [Wing H2247: Macdonald & Hargreaves 43], small folio, Printed for Andrew Ckooke (sic), 1651 [but Amsterdam, c.1651]