- 123
Villamont, Jacques de.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Les Voyages... derniere edition. Rouen: Chez Jean Creuel, [c.1610]
- paper
12mo (141 x 80mm.), title-page with woodcut printer's device, old vellum-backed boards, [cf. Blackmer 1733; Weber II, 210; Cobham-Jeffery p.63; Yerasimos, pp.400-401, see below; not in Atabey], title and following few leaves frayed and soiled, last few leaves with outer corners cut away, not affecting text, boards somewhat soiled
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
Rare in this edition. "In 1589 [Villamont] embarked from Venice to Cyprus, Egypt and Syria, returning to Paris in 1590. He produced this account of his travels, recording not only his own experiences, but including material from what he had read... Book I contains an account of his travels from Brittany to Venice; book II includes the Greek archipelago and Jerusalem, while book III describes Syria and Egypt" (Blackmer).
Yerasimos, Les Voyageurs dans l'Empire Ottoman (Ankara, 1991), lists three revised Rouen editions in 1610, 1613 and 1618, and the present copy is presumably one of these.