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Dougall, William
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Dougall, William
- Far South. Stewart Island, The Snares, Auckland, Campbell, Antipodes, and Bounty Islands. Invercargill [New Zealand]: W. Dougall, photographer, 1888
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2 volumes (8vo text and oblong folio album of photographs), text: 8vo (217 x 135mm.), [iv], 3-22pp., original printed yellow wrappers, stapled as issued, preserved in the front cover pocket of the accompanying album of photographs: oblong folio (302 x 390mm.), 77 mounted albumen print photographs (from 102 x 145mm. to 240 x 294mm., or the reverse), (56 are listed in the text volume as a complete set, this album is extra-illustrated with 21 additional photographs), nearly all with letterpress captions pasted on the printed mounts, publisher's dark red morocco, yellow endpapers, text with vertical crease, staining to text and wrappers, spine slightly worn, some fading to photographs, light to heavy spotting on mounts, binding of album expertly refurbished
A very rare booklet and accompanying extra-illustrated album of photographs; we are unable to trace any auction record for either the text or the album of photographs. The text for the booklet was first published in the Southland Times, and is here published separately for the first time, together with a list of the photographs that were issued to accompany the text. The album was published with 56 photographs, however the present album has an additional 21 mounted photographs by Dougall.
Thomas Musgrave, whose signature appears in the booklet, was shipwrecked on the Auckland Islands for twenty months in the 1860s and is mentioned in the text; a harbour on Auckland island is named after him and there is a photograph of the wreck in the album.
A very rare booklet and accompanying extra-illustrated album of photographs; we are unable to trace any auction record for either the text or the album of photographs. The text for the booklet was first published in the Southland Times, and is here published separately for the first time, together with a list of the photographs that were issued to accompany the text. The album was published with 56 photographs, however the present album has an additional 21 mounted photographs by Dougall.
Thomas Musgrave, whose signature appears in the booklet, was shipwrecked on the Auckland Islands for twenty months in the 1860s and is mentioned in the text; a harbour on Auckland island is named after him and there is a photograph of the wreck in the album.
Provenance
Thomas Musgrave (signature and address in booklet; also stamped 'T. Musgrave' in the text), see footnote. See also Musgrave's own account Castaway on the Auckland Isles, Melbourne, 1865 (Ferguson 13030)
Literature
Bagnall 1656 (for the text; in variant pink wrappers)
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."