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Bartram, John
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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- Bartram, John
- Observations on the Inhabitants, Climate, Soil, Rivers, Productions, Animals, and other matters worthy of Notice. Made by Mr. John Bartram in his Travels from Pensilvania to Onondago, Oswego, and the Lake Ontario, in Canada. London: J. Whiston and B. White, 1751
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FIRST EDITION, 8vo (195 x 120mm.), [2], viii, 9-94pp., [2pp. adverts], folding engraved map, dark green half calf, marbled boards and endpapers, gilt edges, occasional slight browning
Provenance
Thomas Streeter, book label
Literature
Church 977; Sabin 3868; Streeter 2:869 (this copy)
Condition
A fine copy
"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 STREETER COPY. The first part of the book contains the journal kept by naturalist John Bartram during his 1743 expedition - in company with cartographer Lewis Evans and Indian agent Conrad Weiser - from Philadelphia, through Pennsylvania, and into the New York and Canadian lands of the Iroquois Confederacy. Bartram initiated the journey primarily to study the flora of the country, but his journal is most important for its thoughtful descriptions of the customs and manners of the peoples of the Six Nations. The second half of the book prints a letter to Bartram from the Swedish naturalist Peter Kalm that features the first scientific description in English of Niagara Falls.