- 104
Forbin, Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste, comte de.
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Voyage dans le Levant, en 1817 et 1818. Paris: Imprimerie royale, 1819
- Paper
Second edition, 2 volumes (including atlas), 8vo (190 x 116mm.) and oblong folio (489 x 622mm.), folding engraved plate in text volume, 80 lithographed or engraved plates, text volume in later quarter calf, atlas volume in later quarter morocco, atlas volume lacking title-page, [Blackmer 614 (first edition); Atabey 448], plates 3, 53, 58, 61, 63, 64, 69, 73 and 76 holed and repaired (affecting image), many other plates creased at centre and strengthened with tape on verso, spotting, bindings 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
This is the second (the first was fully folio) edition of this grandiose production: although without the words "seconde édition" on the title-page that occurs in one state. The plates, after drawings by Forbin, Fragonard, Isabey, Prevost and Vernet, include views in Greece, Constantinople, Acre, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jericho, the Dead Sea region, Rama, Gaza, Cairo and elsewhere in Egypt.