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Nuttall, Thomas
Estimate
3,500 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- printed book
A Journal of Travels into the Arkansa Territory, during the Year 1819. With Occasional Observations on the Manners of the Aborigines. Philadelphia: Printed and Published by Thos. H. Palmer, 1821
8vo in half-sheets (8 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.; 216 x 133 mm). Folding frontispiece map after Nuttall by H. S. Tanner, 5 aquatint plates by F. Kearny; map with some fold separation, text lightly browned, erasure of small ink notation on lower portion of title. Spine renewed with original printed label laid down, mottled boards; some soiling.
8vo in half-sheets (8 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.; 216 x 133 mm). Folding frontispiece map after Nuttall by H. S. Tanner, 5 aquatint plates by F. Kearny; map with some fold separation, text lightly browned, erasure of small ink notation on lower portion of title. Spine renewed with original printed label laid down, mottled boards; some soiling.
Provenance
Acquisition: MacManus Company
Literature
American Imprints 6319; Buck, Illinois 124a; Clark, Old South 2:48; Field, Indian Bibliography 1145; Graff 3055; Howes N229; Jones 834; Rader 2494; Sabin 56348; Streeter 3:1597; Wagner-Camp 19a
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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.
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 edition. Nuttall was a recognized botanist who had travelled up the Missouri with John Bradbury nearly a decade earlier. The present Journal describes his explorations of the Arkansas and Red Rivers, as well as his encounters with the Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Osage peoples.