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Démidoff, Anatole de
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Voyage dans la Russie Méridionale & la Crimée par la Hongrie, la Valachie et la Moldavie. Paris: August Bry for Gihaut Frères, [1848]
Folio (20 7/8 x 13 5/8 in.; 530 x 345 mm). Lithographed title with plate list on verso, half title bound after title, 100 numbered hand-colored lithographed plates by Raffet including 14 portraits and 10 divisional titles, descriptive text to plates 1-87; light marginal browning, a few dampstains. Contemporary red half-morocco, gilt-ruled, spine gilt; corners torn, extremities rubbed.
Folio (20 7/8 x 13 5/8 in.; 530 x 345 mm). Lithographed title with plate list on verso, half title bound after title, 100 numbered hand-colored lithographed plates by Raffet including 14 portraits and 10 divisional titles, descriptive text to plates 1-87; light marginal browning, a few dampstains. Contemporary red half-morocco, gilt-ruled, spine gilt; corners torn, extremities rubbed.
Provenance
Baron de Noirmont (armorial bookplate)
Literature
Brunet 2:583
Condition
light marginal browning, a few dampstains. Contemporary red half-morocco, gilt-ruled, spine gilt; corners torn, extremities rubbed.
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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
An extraordinary hand-colored copy. Anatoly Nikolaevich Demidov travelled in southern Russia and the Balkans in the company of several artists. The plates show picturesque scenes of daily life, battles and military maneuvers, town views, and portraits (many of which are full-length).
First published in 4 octavo volumes and 2 folio plate volumes in 1840-1842, the descriptive text to accompany this volume was, according to Brunet, issued separately from the plates, and it is unusual to find a copy with any text bound in.