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Layard, Austen Henry
Estimate
400 - 600 GBP
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Description
- Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia, including a residence among the Bakhtiyari and other wild tribes before the discovery of Nineveh. London: John Murray, 1887
- paper
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo (203 x 127mm.), half-titles, one chromolithographed frontispiece, 3 wood-engraved plates, 3 folding engraved maps, with an AUTOGRAPH LETTER from Layard to Henry Gibbs inserted (see footnote), original decorated green cloth
Provenance
Henry H. Gibbs, Aldenham, 1888, inscription in each vol.; Aldenham House bookplates in each vol.
Literature
Weber I, 891; Wilson, p.125
Condition
a good copy
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Volume 1 includes an autograph letter from Layard to Henry Gibbs, 2pp., 8vo, dated August 19th 1889, thanking him for sending a copy of the catalogue of his library at Aldenham, and commenting that "people should also make lists of their pictures - with photographs of them".