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Stevenson, Alan.
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Report to the committee of the Commissioners of Northern Lights. Edinburgh: Neill & Company, 1835, 6 engraved plates--Ibid. Extracts from reports on the new dioptic light of Inchkeith. [n.p., n.d.]--Ibid. Report ... on the new dioptric light of the Isle of May. Edinburgh: Neill & Company, 1836--Ibid. Report ... regarding the new dioptric light of the Isle of May. Edinburgh: Neill and Company, 1836
- Paper
folio (270 x 206mm.), contemporary red morocco, gilt arabesque design to covers, spine gilt, slight spotting to plates, some offsetting, binding slightly rubbed, spine worn at head and foot
Provenance
Jorge Beristain, bookplate
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
Presented by the author to Queen Victoria on her accession to the throne.
First edition of these essays on the author's improvements to the design of the dioptric lens, first invented by Augustin Fresnel in 1822. Stevenson was a renowned lighthouse engineer and responsible for the construction of a dozen lighthouses, the most famous of which is at Skerryvore in the Inner Hebrides.