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Prideaux, Byron Thomas
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4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Albums of photographs and accounts of travels in China and Japan from the library of the author/photographer B.T. Prideaux. [c.1917-c.1925]
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Prideaux, B.T. A House Boat Trip through Chekiang. [Shanghai: for the author, January 1924], FIRST EDITION, 4to (260 x 194mm.), 30pp., 22 photographs by Prideaux mounted on thick paper and captioned in ink, original dark green cloth, upper cover titled in gilt, a little light spotting or stains
Prideaux, B.T. Pictures of Kiangsu and Chekiang Provinces, China. [1917], oblong 8vo (162 x 230mm.), 30 silver prints (average 85 x 140mm., or the reverse), mounted on card, recto only, each with a typed caption pasted on the mount, original cloth, upper cover titled in gilt, upper cover detached, spine worn
Prideaux, B.T. Japan 1919. [c.1919], small 4to (205 x 170mm.), [39pp. typescript], approximately 86 silver prints (various sizes), some pasted in the text, others full-page, contemporary crimson roan, upper cover titled in gilt and with the photographer/author's name, some images faded, slightly rubbed
Prideaux, B.T. A Holiday in Chekiang. [c.1919], oblong 8vo, (175 x 215mm.), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, c.42pp. typescript, approximately 68 silver prints mounted on card, many captioned in pencil, contemporary brown roan, pictorial upper cover titled in gilt, binding heavily rubbed
TOGETHER WITH: 3 small albums of photographs by Prideaux of China, and some manuscript notes and photographs of Suez, and a passport of Prideaux and his wife (issued in 1920 and in use until 1930)
Prideaux, B.T. Pictures of Kiangsu and Chekiang Provinces, China. [1917], oblong 8vo (162 x 230mm.), 30 silver prints (average 85 x 140mm., or the reverse), mounted on card, recto only, each with a typed caption pasted on the mount, original cloth, upper cover titled in gilt, upper cover detached, spine worn
Prideaux, B.T. Japan 1919. [c.1919], small 4to (205 x 170mm.), [39pp. typescript], approximately 86 silver prints (various sizes), some pasted in the text, others full-page, contemporary crimson roan, upper cover titled in gilt and with the photographer/author's name, some images faded, slightly rubbed
Prideaux, B.T. A Holiday in Chekiang. [c.1919], oblong 8vo, (175 x 215mm.), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, c.42pp. typescript, approximately 68 silver prints mounted on card, many captioned in pencil, contemporary brown roan, pictorial upper cover titled in gilt, binding heavily rubbed
TOGETHER WITH: 3 small albums of photographs by Prideaux of China, and some manuscript notes and photographs of Suez, and a passport of Prideaux and his wife (issued in 1920 and in use until 1930)
Condition
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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
A FASCINATING COLLECTION OF PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND ACCOUNTS OF TRAVELS IN CHINA AND JAPAN IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. PRIDEAUX'S OWN COPIES. For 2 other albums of photographs of China by Prideaux, see lot 228.