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Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de.
Estimate
4,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Relation d'un voyage du Levant. Amsterdam: Compagnie [van Boekverkopers], 1718
2 volumes, 4to (282 x 218mm.), titles printed in red and black, 89 engraved maps and plates (several showing 2 or more subjects), including views, costume and natural history subjects, engravings in the text, contemporary polished calf gilt, blindstamped arms of Baron Bagot to sides, flat spines tooled in gilt and blind, a little light spotting or offsetting, bindings slightly rubbed
Provenance
Sir William Bagot, either the 1st or 2nd Baron Bagot (1728-1798 or 1773-1856), arms to sides
Literature
cf. Atabey 959 & 960 and Blackmer 1318 (first editions, 1717); Nissen ZBI 4154
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"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
a very good copy. The first volume describes the Greek archipelago and the eastern Mediterranean; the second volume covers Asia, the Black Sea, the Caucasus and Persia. The author was one of the great botanists of his time, discovering many new plant species during his travels in the Levant.