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Buckingham, James Silk
Estimate
700 - 1,000 GBP
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Description
- Buckingham, James Silk
- Travels in Mesopotamia. Including a Journey from Aleppo, across the Euphrates to Orfah. London: Henry Colburn, 1827
- Paper
FIRST EDITION, 4to (272 x 222mm.), iii-xvi, 572pp., folding map, 2 plates, contemporary calf, red label, yellow endpapers
Provenance
Alexander Speirs, armorial bookplate
Literature
Blackmer 233; cf. Atabey 163 and Ghani p.55 (both refer to 2 vol. edition of same year)
Condition
A fine copy
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"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 work is an account of Buckingham's travels through Asia Minor from Aleppo to Baghdad in 1816. "It is full of lively descriptions and sympathetic characters" (Blackmer).