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Cassas, Louis-François and Joseph de Lavallée
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie, rédigé d'après l'itinéraire de L.F. Cassas. Paris: Pierre Didot l'ainé for the author, 1802
- Paper
Folio (510 x 323mm.), half-title, engraved title-page, engraved frontispiece, letterpress title-page, list of subscribers (including Bonaparte), engraved headpieces, with a duplicate of pp.3-4 (without headpiece) bound before p.1, 2 double-page engraved maps, 65 (of 66) engraved plates, 8 folding, contemporary diced russia gilt, rebacked with spine gilt in compartments in period style, gilt edges, lacking plate 50, engraved title and frontispiece and a few plates browned and chipped at fore-edge, a few folding plates torn at fold, upper board becoming detached from reback, extremities rubbed, corners very bumped
Provenance
Manchester Library, armorial bookplate; Sefik E. Atabey, book label, sale in these rooms, 28 May 2002, lot 202
Literature
Atabey 202; Blackmer 296; Cohen-de Ricci 205
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
The artist and antiquary Cassas visited Istria and Dalmatia in 1782, to record the abundant antiquities of the area. He subsequently accompanied Choiseul-Gouffier on his trip to Constantinople (see lots 27, 32 and 33).
The duplicate of pp.3-4 without the headpiece is in fact a variant (a cancellans?), from which the vitriolic complaint against the English abroad (in particular Robert Adam) has been removed; this complaint is present in the version with the headpiece.
The duplicate of pp.3-4 without the headpiece is in fact a variant (a cancellans?), from which the vitriolic complaint against the English abroad (in particular Robert Adam) has been removed; this complaint is present in the version with the headpiece.