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Cailliaud, Frédéric
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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- Cailliaud, Frédéric
- Voyage à Meroe, au Fleuve Blanc, au-dela de Fazoql dans le midi du royaume de Sennar, à Syouah et dans cinq autres oasis. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1823-1827
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First edition, presentation copy, inscribed on upper wrapper of first text volume: “Hommage respectueux de l'auteur, à Monsieur Charles des Moulins”, 6 volumes bound in 5, comprising 4 text volumes, 8vo (218 x 132mm.), and 2 atlas volumes bound in one, folio (522 x 350mm.), text volumes: half titles, 15 engraved plates, 12 hand-coloured, atlas volume: half titles, 149 engraved or lithographed plates, uniformly bound in recent green half morocco gilt, spines gilt in compartments with raised bands, uncut, original text wrappers bound in (excepting lower wrapper of volume one), some spotting and dampstaining
Provenance
Humphrey Winterton, book label, sale in these rooms, 28 May 2003, lot 157
Literature
Blackmer 270; Gay 2572; Hilmy I, p.113
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
A rare set with both text and atlas. This work provides an account of Cailliaud's second journey in Egypt between 1819 and 1822, published in collaboration with Jomard. He visited the oasis of Siwah and Jupiter Ammon and accompanied the military expedition of Ismail Pasha (son of Mehmet Ali) to Nubia, where he explored the ruins of the ancient city of Meroe, remarkable for its two hundred pyramids. The work is of particular importance for its abundance of detail on contemporary Egypt, its people and antiquities.