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Heine, Wilhelm
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- paper and ink
Graphic Scenes in the Japan Expedition. New York: G. P. Putnam, 1856
Folio text (20 x 15 in.; 515 x 375 mm) with 1 tinted lithograph portrait of Commodore Perry after a daguerreotype by Philip Haas with facsimile signature on the mount and 9 chromolithographs printed by Sarony & Co. on india paper (13 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.; 335 x 240 mm) and mounted on card uniform in size with text leaves; title-page foxed, minor dampstaining in upper right corner of text leaves, card mounts foxed and spotted. Text bound in tinted pictorial wrappers, blue cloth backstrip; upper wrapper soiled. Housed in a half red morocco over brown textured cloth portfolio, upper cover lettered gilt; backstrip and corners worn.
Folio text (20 x 15 in.; 515 x 375 mm) with 1 tinted lithograph portrait of Commodore Perry after a daguerreotype by Philip Haas with facsimile signature on the mount and 9 chromolithographs printed by Sarony & Co. on india paper (13 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.; 335 x 240 mm) and mounted on card uniform in size with text leaves; title-page foxed, minor dampstaining in upper right corner of text leaves, card mounts foxed and spotted. Text bound in tinted pictorial wrappers, blue cloth backstrip; upper wrapper soiled. Housed in a half red morocco over brown textured cloth portfolio, upper cover lettered gilt; backstrip and corners worn.
Condition
Folio text (20 x 15 in.; 515 x 375 mm) with1 tinted lithograph portrait of Commodore Perry after a daguerreotype by Philip Haas with facsimile signature on the mount and 9 chromolithographs printed by Sarony & Co. on india paper (13 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.; 335 x 240 mm) and mounted on card uniform in size with text leaves; title-page foxed, minor dampstaining in upper right corner of text leaves, card mounts foxed and spotted. Text bound in tinted pictorial wrappers, blue cloth backstrip; upper wrapper soiled. Housed in a half red morocco over brown textured cloth portfolio, upper cover lettered gilt; backstrip and corners worn.
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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
A good collection of views by the "Artist of the Expedition," recording scenes encountered by Commodore Perry on his embassy to Japan. Plate 5 includes a back-view self-portrait of Heine sketching.