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Wilkins, William
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Wilkins, William
- The Antiquities of Magna Graecia. Cambridge: University Press, 1807
- paper
First edition, folio (523 x 352mm.), engraved vignette on title, list of subscribers, engraved illustrations in the text, 73 plates (52 line engravings, 21 sepia aquatint views), nineteenth-century morocco gilt, covers with Botfield arms surrounded by a wide border of fillets, palmettes, and interlocking circles, spine tooled gilt in compartments, preliminaries a bit spotted
Provenance
Beriah Botfield, Longleat, sale, Christie’s, 13 June 2002, lot 123
Literature
Abbey, Travel 128; BAL RIBA 3651; Blackmer 1797
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
"[This work] was immensely influential, and became one of the keystones of the Greek Revival, in which Wilkins was to be a leading protagonist" (BAL RIBA). Subscribers included the Earl of Elgin, Joseph Banks, John Nash, and Humphry Repton.