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Curtsetjee, Cursetjee Manockjee.
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- The Land of the Date. A recent Voyage from Bombay to Basra and back, fully descriptive of the ports and peoples of the Persian Gulf and the Shat'-el-Arab, their conditions, history and customs. Bombay: Commercial Printing Press, 1918
First edition, 8vo (210 x 133mm.), original blue cloth-backed printed boards, slightly rubbed
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 of a rare work on the Persian Gulf. At the end of 1916 despite the war in Mesopotamia and nearing the age of 70, the author, a retired judge, set out from Bombay. He provides vivid descriptions of Bandar Abbas, Hormuz, Kuwait, Dubai, Bahrain and Basra, together with descriptions of loading ships, fisheries, the pearl-trade, bazaars, architecture and the cultivation of dates and other food. Cursetjee (1847-1935) was the first Indian to be admitted as an undergraduate to the Unversity of Oxford in 1864 and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn.