Michael Drayton Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1563 - d. 1631

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Sep. 21, 2023
Drayton (Michael) Poemes lyrick and pastorall. Odes, eglogs, the man in the moone, a great rarity in commerce, Printed by R. B[radock]. for N. L[ing]. and I. Flasket, [?1606]; and another defective â¦
Est: £300 - £400
Drayton (Michael) Poemes lyrick and pastorall. Odes, eglogs, the man in the moone, two defective copies, titles with woodcut device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, spotting and staining, some water-staining, lightly browned, loose, disbound, [STC 7225.5], small 8vo, Printed by R. B[radock]. for N. L[ing]. and I. Flasket, [?1606] (2) sold not subject to return. ⁂ Two defective copies of this great rarity in commerce.
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Apr. 13, 2023
Drayton (Michael) Poly-Olbion. or A chorographicall description of tracts, riuers, mountaines, forests, and other parts...of Great Britaine, H[umphrey] L[ownes] for Mathew Lownes, 1613; and 2 â¦
Est: £200 - £300
Drayton (Michael) Poly-Olbion. or A chorographicall description of tracts, riuers, mountaines, forests, and other parts of this renowned isle of Great Britaine, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, lacking additional pictorial title and all plates and maps, preliminaries present are 'Upon the Frontispiece' (misbound), letterpress title, dedication f. to Henry, Prince of Wales, and 4ff. 'To the reader' only, main text and table complete, small area of marginal worming to first c.100pp., or so, some spotting or staining, a few tears, contemporary blind-ruled calf, sympathetically rebacked, gilt spine in compartments, corners repaired, some worming, rubbed and scuffed, [STC 7227], Printed by H[umphrey] L[ownes] for Mathew Lownes, 1613; and 2 defective 17th century editions of Sydney's Arcadia, small folio (3) sold not subject to return. ⁂ Provenance: David Garnett (1892-1981), Hilton Hall, Huntingdon, English writer, publisher and member of the Bloomsbury Group. As a child wore a cloak made of rabbit skin, earning him the nickname 'Bunny'. He received literary recognition when his novel Lady into Fox, an allegorical fantasy, was awarded the 1922 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction (engraved armorial bookplate).
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Jan. 26, 2023
Drayton (Michael) Poems...Newly Corrected & Augmented, 3 parts in 1, Printed by William Stansby for John Smethwick, [1630]; and 2 others by Drayton (3)
Est: £600 - £800
Drayton (Michael) Poems...Newly Corrected & Augmented, 3 parts in 1, engraved title, corner of Q1 defective and repaired slightly affecting a few words, some worming, mostly to fore-margin but occasionally slightly encroaching into text, some leaves with worming repaired, some foxing, modern calf, [STC 7224], Printed by William Stansby for John Smethwick, [1630]; and 2 others by Drayton, 8vo (3)
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May. 19, 2022
Vale Press.- Drayton (Michael) Nimphidia and the Muses Elizium, printed at the Ballantyne Press, 1896.
Est: £150 - £200
Vale Press.- Drayton (Michael) Nymphidia and the Muses Elizium, woodcut decorative title and border to the first page of text by Charles Ricketts, light browning to endpapers, original boards, spine a little rubbed and faded, [Watry B6], 8vo, printed at the Ballantyne Press, 1896.
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Feb. 19, 2022
Unknown (18th), Michael Drayton (1563-1631), 1796, Copper engraving
Est: €45 - €75
Unknown (18th century): Portrait of the Elizabethan Poet Michael Drayton (1563 Warwickshire - 1631 London) with Laurel Wreath, 1796, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Inscription: Inscribed at the bottom of the printing plate and the engraving dated 1796. Date: 1796 Description: Half-profile portrait of a bust in an oval with inscription to the name and date of the portrait: Showing the sitter in 1613 at the age of 50. Keywords: 18th century, Classicism, Portraits, Germany, Size: 20,7 cm x 13,5 cm (8,1 x 5,3 in) Condition: Good condition. Traces of creasing visible in the upper and lower third of the sheet. Slightly soiled on the sheet margin.
Fichter Kunsthandel
Dec. 16, 2021
Shakespeare Head Press.- Drayton (Michael) The Works, 6 vol., one of 500 copies, A.L.Rowse's set with his annotations and loosely-inserted notes, Oxford, 1931.
Est: £350 - £450
Shakespeare Head Press.- Drayton (Michael) The Works, edited by J.William Hebel & others, 5 vol., one of 500 sets, portraits, 1931-41 § Newdigate (Bernard H.) Michael Drayton & his Circle, illustrations, 1941, together 6 vol., A.L.Rowse's set with his signature or initials to front endpapers and his pencil annotations and markings to text, with 6 sheets of his manuscript notes loosely inserted, mostly written on the verso of letters to Rowse, uniform original blue cloth, gilt, uncut, dust-jackets, spines a little browned and frayed, especially final volume, 8vo, Oxford, printed at the Shakespeare Head Press ⁂ A.L.Rowse (1903-97), historian and author of several books on Elizabethan England.
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Oct. 21, 2021
Shakespeare & Jonson.- Drayton (Michael) The Battaile of Agincourt, second edition, Printed by A. M. for William Lee, 1631.
Est: £500 - £700
Shakespeare & Jonson.- Drayton (Michael) The Battaile of Agincourt, second edition, ink name erased from title with resultant slight stain, trimmed close, occasionally affecting side-notes, last 2 leaves with marginal repairs, a little soiled, modern dark blue morocco, gilt, by Riviere & Son, g.e., [STC 7191], 8vo, Printed by A. M. for William Lee, 1631. ⁂ First published in 1627. Preliminaries include laudatory verses by Ben Jonson, J. Vaughan and John Reynolds. The section of Elegies at the end includes one 'To Master George Sandis Treasurer for the English Colony in Virginia' and one 'To my most dearley-loved friend Henry Reynolds...' in which he opines on various contemporary poets such as Shakespeare, Jonson, Spencer etc.
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Oct. 14, 2021
Framed Michael Drayton Map for Poly-Olbion, 1612-1622
Est: $700 - $1,050
**Originally Listed At $400** Michael Drayton (British, 1563-1631). Engraved by William Hole (British, d. 1624). Map of Gloucestershyre and Worcestershyre for "Poly-Olbion" ca. 1612-1622. A hand-colored, engraved map of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire by cartographer Michael Drayton, created for "Poly-Olbion" - an epic topographical poem comprised of 30 songs composed with Aledandrine couplets that each describe the traditions, topographies, and histories of one, two, or three counties. The illustrations on this map are not only beautiful, but also symbolic. Crowned females represent cities; nymphs represent rivers; huntresses represent forests, and shepherds represent hills. A stunning 17th century map, most impressive for its illustrations of various allegorical figures, set in a beautiful custom frame. Approximate size of map (slightly larger with margins): 9.75" L x 13.125" W (24.8 cm x 33.3 cm) Size of frame: 18.3" L x 22.3" W (46.5 cm x 56.6 cm) Label on the verso includes the following description, "Drayton's maps (engraved by William Hole) are the most fantastic and fanciful British county maps ever produced! Geographic accuracy was secondary to decorative appeal of nymphs, river gods, shepherds and diverse creatures of Drayton's lengthy paean to England. 'These maps were designed to amplify texts which celebrated the growing national pride and patriotic glory of the renaissance kingdoms of the Tudor and early Stuart period.'" (The Map Collector, Issue #17, p. 16) Provenance: private J. P. collection, Rye, Colorado, USA; ex Bill Buffinger collection, Hollywood, California, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #166157
Artemis Gallery
Aug. 19, 2021
Framed Michael Drayton Map for Poly-Olbion, 1612-1622
Est: $800 - $1,200
Michael Drayton (British, 1563-1631). Engraved by William Hole (British, d. 1624). Map of Gloucestershyre and Worcestershyre for "Poly-Olbion" ca. 1612-1622. A hand-colored, engraved map of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire by cartographer Michael Drayton, created for "Poly-Olbion" - an epic topographical poem comprised of 30 songs composed with Aledandrine couplets that each describe the traditions, topographies, and histories of one, two, or three counties. The illustrations on this map are not only beautiful, but also symbolic. Crowned females represent cities; nymphs represent rivers; huntresses represent forests, and shepherds represent hills. A stunning 17th century map, most impressive for its illustrations of various allegorical figures, set in a beautiful custom frame. Approximate size of map (slightly larger with margins): 9.75" L x 13.125" W (24.8 cm x 33.3 cm) Size of frame: 18.3" L x 22.3" W (46.5 cm x 56.6 cm) Label on the verso includes the following description, "Drayton's maps (engraved by William Hole) are the most fantastic and fanciful British county maps ever produced! Geographic accuracy was secondary to decorative appeal of nymphs, river gods, shepherds and diverse creatures of Drayton's lengthy paean to England. 'These maps were designed to amplify texts which celebrated the growing national pride and patriotic glory of the renaissance kingdoms of the Tudor and early Stuart period.'" (The Map Collector, Issue #17, p. 16) Provenance: private J. P. collection, Rye, Colorado, USA; ex Bill Buffinger collection, Hollywood, California, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #166157
Artemis Gallery
May. 19, 2021
Drayton (Michael) Poems..., for John Smethwick, 1637.
Est: £200 - £300
Drayton (Michael) Poems..., with initial A1 blank but for signature letter, fine engraved title with classical figures by William Marshall, typographical ornaments, an excellent copy in later calf with triple gilt fillet border, by Bedford, spine gilt in compartments and green roan labels, slight rubbing to joints, [STC 7225], 12mo, [by R.Young] for John Smethwick, 1637.
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Jan. 21, 2021
Drayton (Michael) The Works, first collected edition, 1748; and c.35 others, similar (c.35)
Est: £300 - £400
Drayton (Michael) The Works, first collected edition, title with engraved vignette, 2pp. list of subscribers bound at end, title with tear to inner margin, d1 with repaired tear, later boards, wear to spine and corners, by J. Hughs, 1748 § Drummond (William) The Works, engraved frontispiece portrait, title with woodcut decoration, gathering m misbound before f1, 2A1 with paper flaw causing loss to a few letters of text, bookplate of Sir George Steuart of Grantully, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, retaining much of original backstrip, wear to corners, Edinburgh, James Watson, 1711 § Waller (Edmund) Works in Verse and Prose, engraved title, frontispiece and 3 plates, engraved initials, head- and tail-pieces, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, splitting to joints, spine ends chipped, for I Tonson, 1729, foxing and some spotting; and c.30 others, similar, poetry, folio & 4to (c.35)
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Dec. 16, 2020
Drayton (Michael) England's heroical epistles, written in imitation of the stile and manner of Ovid's Epistles: with annotations of the chronicle history, George Rose's copy, printed for S. Smethwick, â¦
Est: £100 - £150
NO RESERVE Drayton (Michael) England's heroical epistles, written in imitation of the stile and manner of Ovid's Epistles: with annotations of the chronicle history, engraved frontispiece, small section torn away from upper corner of title, affecting border, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned throughout, contemporary sheep, crudely rebacked, upper cover detached, corners worn, rubbed, [Wing D2145], 8vo, Printed for S. Smethwick, in Dean's Court, and R. Gilford, without Bishops-Gate, [?1695]. ⁂ Provenance: Rt. Hon. George Rose (1744-1818), Treasurer of the Navy and close friend of Admiral Lord Nelson (engraved armorial bookplate).
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Feb. 11, 2014
Michael Drayton (1563-1631) - Coloured engraving -
Est: £125 - £169
Michael Drayton (1563-1631) - Coloured engraving - Decorative map of Kent (as published in Poly-Oibion or Chronological Description of all the Tracts, Rivers, Mountains, Forests, and Other parts of the Renowned Isle of Great Britain, 1612 and later, 9.75ins x 12.75ins (No. 283 to top right hand corner), framed and glazed
Canterbury Auction Galleries
Jun. 20, 2013
DRAYTON, Michael (1563-1631). Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Rivers, Mountaines, Forests, and other Parts of this renowned Isle of Great Britaine . London: H[umphrey] L[ownes] for M. Lownes, J. Browne, J. Helme, J. Busbie,
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DRAYTON, Michael (1563-1631). Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Rivers, Mountaines, Forests, and other Parts of this renowned Isle of Great Britaine. London: H[umphrey] L[ownes] for M. Lownes, J. Browne, J. Helme, J. Busbie, 1613. 2o (285 x 187 mm). Engraved allegorical frontispiece depicting Britannia, engraved full-length portrait of Prince Henry, both by W. Hole. 18 double-page engraved maps on guards. Contemporary English calf, covers with triple fillet border in blind and gilt and blocked in gilt at center with lozenge-shaped arabesque, spine in seven compartments with six raised bands, gilt-lettered morocco label in one, a repeated gilt ornament in the rest (joints starting, some rubbing and wear). (Some very minor marginal browning at extremes otherwise a very fine crisp copy.) Provenance: Raphe Wilbraham (early gift inscription from his brother-in-law Richard Minshull on front flyleaf); George Wilbraham (armorial bookplate); Jerome Kern (bookplate removed, his sale, January 1929, lot 438); acquired from John F. Fleming, 1967. FIRST EDITION, variant of the second state (STC 7227), with title dated 1613 and the portrait of portrait of Prince Henry captioned 'Henricus Princeps,' but all maps in the first state without page numbers. Each of the eighteen songs that form Drayton's poetic survey of Britain is accompanied by a map of the region celebrated, with personifications of rivers, mountains and towns. The notes to this first part are by John Selden (1584-1654). The second part, or a continuance of Poly-Olbion by Drayton was published in 1622. Grolier Langland to Wither 84; STC 7227; see Pforzheimer 308.
Christie's
Jun. 18, 2013
DRAYTON, Michael (1563-1631). Poly-Olbion . Part I only. London: [by Humphrey Lownes] for M. Lownes, and others [c.1622]. 2° (282x185mm). Engraved title by W. Hole, engraved portrait of Prince Henry with caption, 18 double-page engraved maps, some
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DRAYTON, Michael (1563-1631). Poly-Olbion. Part I only. London: [by Humphrey Lownes] for M. Lownes, and others [c.1622]. 2° (282x185mm). Engraved title by W. Hole, engraved portrait of Prince Henry with caption, 18 double-page engraved maps, some with manuscript page numbers in the margin. (Without letterpress title and 4-leaf table found in some copies, 'Upon the frontispiece' mounted and repaired with some loss in the shoulder notes, portrait of Prince Henry mounted, a few marginal repairs, one map with repaired tears at the folds, occasional light marginal dampstain.) Finely bound in early 20th-century blue-black morocco. Provenance: George Cook (signature on blank, occasional light marginalia). FIRST EDITION, third issue, of Drayton's great patriotic poem, each song accompanied by a map of the region celebrated. It is 'a wonderful work, exhibiting at once the learning of an historian, an antiquary, a naturalist, and a geographer: and embellished by the imagination of a poet' (Lowndes, p. 671). This copy, like the 1612 first issue, does not have a letterpress title, but it has the later portrait with the caption, and the last sheet signed Dd; 'this indicates, apparently, that before the type for that sheet was distributed it was decided that some copies should be kept aside to be issued with copies of the second part which Drayton then hoped would soon be ready for the press' (Pforzheimer). Lowndes p. 671; cf. Pforzheimer 308.
Christie's
Jun. 26, 2012
DRAYTON (MICHAEL)
Est: £150 - £300
Works, 6 vol. (including 'Michael Drayton and His Circle'), edited by William Hebel, publisher's cloth gilt, glassine wrappers, rubbed, 4to, Oxford, Shakespeare Head Press, 1961
Bonhams
Mar. 08, 2012
Michael Drayton (British, 1563-1631) Cumberland and Westmorland Cumberlande and Westmorlande - showing the rivers and lakes with their sprites also the major peaks with figures on their summits and 'Carlell' and 'Kendall'
Est: -
Cumberland and Westmorland Cumberlande and Westmorlande - showing the rivers and lakes with their sprites also the major peaks with figures on their summits and 'Carlell' and 'Kendall' engraved map, hand coloured 24 x 31cm (9 7/16 x 12 3/16in).
Bonhams
Mar. 07, 2012
Michael Drayton (British, 1563-1631) Cumberland and Westmorland Cumberlande and Westmorlande - showing the rivers and lakes with their sprites also the major peaks with figures on their summits and 'Carlell' and 'Kendall'
Est: -
Cumberland and Westmorland Cumberlande and Westmorlande - showing the rivers and lakes with their sprites also the major peaks with figures on their summits and 'Carlell' and 'Kendall' engraved map, hand coloured 24 x 31cm (9 7/16 x 12 3/16in).
Bonhams
Mar. 06, 2012
Michael Drayton (British, 1563-1631) Cumberland and Westmorland Cumberlande and Westmorlande - showing the rivers and lakes with their sprites also the major peaks with figures on their summits and 'Carlell' and 'Kendall'
Est: £200 - £300
Cumberland and Westmorland Cumberlande and Westmorlande - showing the rivers and lakes with their sprites also the major peaks with figures on their summits and 'Carlell' and 'Kendall' engraved map, hand coloured 24 x 31cm (9 7/16 x 12 3/16in).
Bonhams
Sep. 08, 2011
Michael Drayton (1563-1631) Map of Sussex, c1612, 10.25 x 13.5in.
Est: £300 - £500
Michael Drayton (1563-1631) coloured engraving, Map of Sussex, c1612, engraved by William Hole, (Kingsley Appendix IVi) 10.25 x 13.5in.
Gorringes
Dec. 15, 2010
Shropshire. Drayton (Michael), Untitled map, [1612
Est: £100 - £150
Shropshire. Drayton (Michael), Untitled map, [1612 or later], hand coloured engraved allegorical map, slight fraying to upper margin not affecting image, 255 x 335mm (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Nov. 30, 2010
DRAYTON (MICHAEL) The Works
Est: £300 - £500
The Works, first collected edition, engraved vignette on title, engraved or wood-engraved headpieces, bookplate of Samuel James, Baron Waring, list of subscribers, contemporary calf, joints neatly refurbished, large, clean copy, folio (401 x 258mm.), R. Dodsley, 1748
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Drayton (Michael) Poemes lyrick and pastorall. Odes, eglogs, the man in the moone, a great rarity in commerce, Printed by R. B[radock]. for N. L[ing]. and I. Flasket, [?1606]; and another defective â¦

Drayton (Michael) Poly-Olbion. or A chorographicall description of tracts, riuers, mountaines, forests, and other parts...of Great Britaine, H[umphrey] L[ownes] for Mathew Lownes, 1613; and 2 â¦

Drayton (Michael) Poems...Newly Corrected & Augmented, 3 parts in 1, Printed by William Stansby for John Smethwick, [1630]; and 2 others by Drayton (3)

Vale Press.- Drayton (Michael) Nimphidia and the Muses Elizium, printed at the Ballantyne Press, 1896.

Unknown (18th), Michael Drayton (1563-1631), 1796, Copper engraving

Shakespeare Head Press.- Drayton (Michael) The Works, 6 vol., one of 500 copies, A.L.Rowse's set with his annotations and loosely-inserted notes, Oxford, 1931.

Shakespeare & Jonson.- Drayton (Michael) The Battaile of Agincourt, second edition, Printed by A. M. for William Lee, 1631.

Framed Michael Drayton Map for Poly-Olbion, 1612-1622

Framed Michael Drayton Map for Poly-Olbion, 1612-1622

Drayton (Michael) Poems..., for John Smethwick, 1637.

Drayton (Michael) The Works, first collected edition, 1748; and c.35 others, similar (c.35)

Drayton (Michael) England's heroical epistles, written in imitation of the stile and manner of Ovid's Epistles: with annotations of the chronicle history, George Rose's copy, printed for S. Smethwick, â¦

Michael Drayton (1563-1631) - Coloured engraving -

DRAYTON, Michael (1563-1631). Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Rivers, Mountaines, Forests, and other Parts of this renowned Isle of Great Britaine . London: H[umphrey] L[ownes] for M. Lownes, J. Browne, J. Helme, J. Busbie,

DRAYTON, Michael (1563-1631). Poly-Olbion . Part I only. London: [by Humphrey Lownes] for M. Lownes, and others [c.1622]. 2° (282x185mm). Engraved title by W. Hole, engraved portrait of Prince Henry with caption, 18 double-page engraved maps, some

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Michael Drayton (British, 1563-1631) Cumberland and Westmorland Cumberlande and Westmorlande - showing the rivers and lakes with their sprites also the major peaks with figures on their summits and 'Carlell' and 'Kendall'

Michael Drayton (British, 1563-1631) Cumberland and Westmorland Cumberlande and Westmorlande - showing the rivers and lakes with their sprites also the major peaks with figures on their summits and 'Carlell' and 'Kendall'

Michael Drayton (British, 1563-1631) Cumberland and Westmorland Cumberlande and Westmorlande - showing the rivers and lakes with their sprites also the major peaks with figures on their summits and 'Carlell' and 'Kendall'

Michael Drayton (1563-1631) Map of Sussex, c1612, 10.25 x 13.5in.

Shropshire. Drayton (Michael), Untitled map, [1612

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