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European Travels--Two illustrated manuscript journals
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1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- by an Englishwoman of travels in Europe, entitled: 'My Tour in 1850 [- in 1853], through favourite lands, illustrated with sketches by pen and pencil described with incidents of travel in a familiar correspondence with a young relative in England' [manuscript title in each volume], (8 July to 4 September 1850 and 16 June to 3 October 1853)
manuscript on paper, 2 volumes, 8vo (251 x 179mm.), in black ink, c.227pp. (115+112pp.), illustrated throughout with full-page watercolours, pen and ink sketches, engravings and maps, contemporary near uniform green half morocco, flat spines lettered in gilt, gilt edges, some folding prints becoming detached or torn, vol.1 expertly rebacked retaining original spine and new endpapers
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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. 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
Two entertaining accounts of an Englishwoman's travels and sight-seeing in mid-nineteenth century Europe with fine original illustrations throughout. The 1850 tour begins in Brussels and covers Bruges, Antwerp, Bonn, Cologne, Koblenz, Ems, Wiesbaden, Frankfurt am Main, Homberg, Heidelberg, Baden, Strasbourg, Lucerne, Interlachen, Berne, Vevay, Geneva, Chamonix, Bienne, Basle, Malines, Calais, and ends at Dover. The 1853 tour begins in Boulogne and covers Amiens, Paris, Versailles, Orleans, Vichy, Lyons, Geneva, Vevay, Interlachen, Berne, Basle, Freiburg, Mainz, Koblenz, Trèves, Luxembourg, Epernay, Rheims, Paris, Boulogne and ends at Folkestone.