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Leigh, W.H.
Estimate
300 - 400 GBP
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Description
- Reconnoitering Voyages and Travels, with adventures in the new colonies of South Australia; a particular description of the town of Adelaide, and Kangaroo Island; and an account of the present state of Sydney and parts adjacent. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1839
- paper
FIRST EDITION, 8vo (220 x 135mm.), xiv, [2], 292pp., 24pp. adverts dated May 1839, half-title, lithographed frontispiece and additional title, 6 lithographed plates, original blindstamped light brown cloth, yellow endpapers, slipcase
Provenance
Anthony Trollope, armorial bookplate
Literature
Ferguson 2786; Hill (2004) 1002; not in Wantrup
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."
Catalogue Note
ANTHONY TROLLOPE'S COPY. The novelist visited Australia, where his son had emigrated, in 1873 and wrote about it in John Caldigate (1879), which was based on his Australian experiences and Australia and New Zealand (1873).