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Frézier, Amédée François
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3,000 - 5,000 USD
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A Voyage to the South-Sea, and Along the Coasts of Chili and Peru in the Years 1712, 1713, and 1714 ... With a Postscript by Dr. Edmund Halley .... London: Jonah Bowyer, 1717
4to (9 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.; 232 x 172 mm). Title printed in red and black, 37 engraved plates including 13 views (1 folding) and 24 maps (16 folding), woodcut music page 256; blank fore-edge of frontispiece map extended, faded oval library stamp on verso of frontispiece, title verso, verso of plate 28 and on last page, dedication leaf stained, leaf A1 soiled and mended in upper outer corner touching headpiece, marginal soiling plate 9, a few spots on plates 20, 23, 26, 27, lower edges of pages 313-319 mended. Contemporary speckled calf, decorated in a blind-ruled panel design with clover stamps at four corners; skilfuly rebacked, endpapers renewed, corners and a few scuffs mended.
4to (9 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.; 232 x 172 mm). Title printed in red and black, 37 engraved plates including 13 views (1 folding) and 24 maps (16 folding), woodcut music page 256; blank fore-edge of frontispiece map extended, faded oval library stamp on verso of frontispiece, title verso, verso of plate 28 and on last page, dedication leaf stained, leaf A1 soiled and mended in upper outer corner touching headpiece, marginal soiling plate 9, a few spots on plates 20, 23, 26, 27, lower edges of pages 313-319 mended. Contemporary speckled calf, decorated in a blind-ruled panel design with clover stamps at four corners; skilfuly rebacked, endpapers renewed, corners and a few scuffs mended.
Provenance
Day, of counties Berkshire, Essex, and Isle of Ely (gold-stamped supralibros with motto "Sic itur ad astra")
Literature
Alden-Landis 717/66; Borba de Moraes I:329; Hill 654; Nissen, ZBI 1433; Sabin 25926
Condition
blank fore-edge of frontispiece map extended, faded oval library stamp on verso of frontispiece, title verso, verso of plate 28 and on last page, dedication leaf stained, leaf A1 soiled and mended in upper outer corner touching headpiece, marginal soiling plate 9, a few spots on plates 20, 23, 26, 27, lower edges of pages 313-319 mended. Contemporary speckled calf, decorated in a blind-ruled panel design with clover stamps at four corners; skilfuly rebacked, endpapers renewed, corners and a few scuffs mended.
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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
First English edition containing Halley's corrections of the author's errors in geography.
Frézier (1682-1773), a French military engineer, visited the coastal cities of Peru and Brazil from 1712 to 1714 and here published his observations of colonial life and culture. His work, first published in French in 1716, details the material conditions and the social attributes of several important South American cities.