- 794
Lucatt, Edward
Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Rovings in the Pacific, from 1837 to 1849; with a Glance at California. By a Merchant long resident at Tahiti. London: Longman, Brown [&c.], 1851
- paper
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo (183 x 112mm.), (vol.1) xii, 352pp.; (vol.2) [iii]-xii, 372pp., 4 coloured lithographed plates, contemporary red pebble-grained morocco, gilt edges
Literature
Bagnall 3198; Forbes 1825; Hill (2004) 1041; Howes L552; Sabin 73525; not in Ferguson or Robertson
Condition
A good 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
"A spirited journal of adventure in almost every island of the Pacific, and an excellent account of the troubles in Tahiti and its annexation by the French. Lucatt visited the Bay of Islands, Auckland, New Zealand, the Hawaiian Islands, Pitcairn Island, the Philippines, and San Francisco. The last chapter of volume two gives a very unflattering picture of San Francisco and Sacramento during the height of the gold rush" (Hill).