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Pausanias
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Pausanias
- Pausanias, ou voyage historique de la Grèce, traduit en françois avec des remarques par M. l'abbe Gedoyn. Paris: Didot, 1731
- paper
2 volumes, 4to (289 x 213mm.), titles printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece, 3 folding maps and 4 folding plates, privilege and errata leaf at end of volume 1, eighteenth-century red morocco, covers with triple gilt fillet, spines in six compartments decorated in gilt, gilt edges, [Cohen-de Ricci 787; Contominas 534 ("apparently the first edition in French of Pausanias's travels in Greece")], slightly spotted and browned
Provenance
Counts Henissart, of Hainaut, and Picardy, bookplate in each volume
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"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."