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May, B. (Publisher)
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Album pintoresco de la isla de Cuba. Berlin: Oilprinting Storch & Kramer for B[ernardo] May y Cia, [c. 1855]
Oblong 4to (9 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.; 240 x 343 mm). Chromolithographed pictorial title, 27 numbered chromolithographed plates, all with tissue guards, 2 folding maps (one of Cuba, the other a plan of Havana); some marginal spotting, small marginal tear in Cuba map. Publisher's rose velour boards, ornamental gilt borders and lettering, supralibros on lower cover "Condesa de San Antonio," all edges gilt; sun-faded to brown, edges rubbed.
Oblong 4to (9 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.; 240 x 343 mm). Chromolithographed pictorial title, 27 numbered chromolithographed plates, all with tissue guards, 2 folding maps (one of Cuba, the other a plan of Havana); some marginal spotting, small marginal tear in Cuba map. Publisher's rose velour boards, ornamental gilt borders and lettering, supralibros on lower cover "Condesa de San Antonio," all edges gilt; sun-faded to brown, edges rubbed.
Provenance
[Antonia Dominguez de Guevara y Borrell], Condesa de San Antonia — purchased from Lathrop Harper in 1960 for $515
Literature
Sabin 17748; Palau 5421 & 167989 note
Condition
some marginal spotting, small marginal tear in Cuba map. Publisher's rose velour boards, ornamental gilt borders and lettering, supralibros on lower cover "Condesa de San Antonio," all edges gilt; sun-faded to brown, edges rubbed.
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.
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
Presentation copy, bound in contemporary velour. An attractive album of Cuban views of daily life in the mid-19th century, with views of the countryside, local sights, street views, and a panorama of Havana.
These views appeared first in Louis Marquier's series Viage pintoresco al rededor de la Isla de Cuba (Havana: 1847-1848) with lithographs by Pierre Mialhe. Bernardo May copied these and issued them between 1851 and 1853 when a plagiarism suit was brought. As the result of the lawsuit, May issued the present chromolithographed versions.
The Condesa de San Antonio was the wife of the first president of the Spanish Republic, Francisco Serrano y Dominguez (1810-1885).