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Choderlos de Laclos, Pierre Ambroise
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Choderlos de Laclos, Pierre Ambroise
- Les liaisons dangereuses. Lettres recueillies dans une societé, et publiées pour l’instruction de quelques autres. London [but Paris], 1796
- Paper
2 volumes, 8vo (198 x 122mm.), printed on papier vélin, half-titles, 2 engraved frontispieces, 13 engraved plates before letters, each faced by a tissue guard bearing a printed caption, contemporary mottled calf, gilt edges, some slight marginal dampstaining, first frontispiece with a marginal repair, vol.2 G5 with small hole, vol.2 lacking final blank, joints renewed
Literature
Cohen-De Ricci 235
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
“Les exemplaires sur papier vélin avec figures avant la lettre sont très rare… Il faut dans ces exemplaires, que chaque figure soit accompagnée d’un feuillet de papier de soie portant imprimé le sujet de l’estampe” (Cohen-De Ricci).