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Barrow, John
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3,000 - 4,000 USD
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A Voyage to Cochinchina, in the Years 1792 and 1793. London: Strahan & Preston for T. Cadell and T. Davies, 1806
4to (10 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.; 264 x 210 mm). 19 hand-colored aquatint plates (1 folding) by T. Medland after S. Daniell and W. Alexander, two folding engraved maps (1 hand-colored, 1 with route marked in red); a few small marginal spots or slight soiling, lower margin shaved touching imprint of plate facing page 373, lower outer corner of page 61 torn without loss, some light offset from plates. Contemporary dark-green three-quarter straight-grain morocco with gilt roll-tooled borders, spine gilt; dampstain on upper cover, extremities rubbed, covers scraped.
4to (10 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.; 264 x 210 mm). 19 hand-colored aquatint plates (1 folding) by T. Medland after S. Daniell and W. Alexander, two folding engraved maps (1 hand-colored, 1 with route marked in red); a few small marginal spots or slight soiling, lower margin shaved touching imprint of plate facing page 373, lower outer corner of page 61 torn without loss, some light offset from plates. Contemporary dark-green three-quarter straight-grain morocco with gilt roll-tooled borders, spine gilt; dampstain on upper cover, extremities rubbed, covers scraped.
Provenance
John Mathew Gutch (armorial bookplate)
Literature
Abbey, Travel 514; Tooley 86; Cordier 2390
Condition
a few small marginal spots or slight soiling, lower margin shaved touching imprint of plate facing page 373, lower outer corner of page 61 torn without loss, some light offset from plates. Contemporary dark-green three-quarter straight-grain morocco with gilt roll-tooled borders, spine gilt; dampstain on upper cover, extremities rubbed, covers scraped.
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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
First edition. Sir John Barrow (1764-1848) was comptroller of household to Lord Macartney's embassy to China (1792–4). He served with distinction during this embassy and Macartney's governorship of the Cape of Good Hope (1797–9). Barrow is best known for his Mutiny on the Bounty (1831) but, during his lifetime, his accounts of his travels in eastern Asia and southern Africa were better known and more influential. The present account deals with both of these regions as well as visits enroute to Java and Brazil.