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Carr, John
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
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A Northern Summer; or Travels Round the Baltic, through Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Prussia, and part of Germany, in the Year 1804. London: T. Gillet for Richard Phillips, 1804
4to (11 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.; 288 x 232 mm). 11 aquatint plates by T. Medland after Carr, tinted by hand with sepia wash.
4to (11 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.; 288 x 232 mm). 11 aquatint plates by T. Medland after Carr, tinted by hand with sepia wash.
Literature
Abbey, Travel, 73
Condition
Small tear in upper joint near head of spine, crack in the ivory of one miniature on upper cover.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A splendid Cosway binding with 18 oval and circular miniature portraits of northern european nobility set in the covers, and identified on an inserted sheet. Brown crushed morocco, double-fillet border with roll-tooled fleur-de-lys and flower alongside, gilt floral stamps at four corners, the miniatures set within an elaborate field of stylized acanthus leaves and dots, cream watered-silk doublures and endleaves, by Rivière & Son after designs by J.H. Stonehouse, gold-stamped in lower doublure "miniatures by C.B. Currie," in the original brown morocco solander case.