- 810
M'Cormick, Robert
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Narrative of a Boat Expedition up the Wellington Channel in the year 1852... in Search of Sir John Franklin. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1854
- paper
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE (see footnote), 4to (308 x 240mm.), 60pp., folding coloured map, 24 wood-engraved plates, original blue cloth, yellow endpapers, rebacked retaining most of the original spine
Provenance
William Spottiswoode (the publisher of the work), presentation inscription; Dartmouth College Library, perforated library stamp (with de-accession stamp in lower blank margin)
Literature
Sabin 43100; Staton & Tremaine 3279 (apparently second issue)
Condition
The condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"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
PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed to the publisher, "To Wm. Spottiswoode Esq with the Author's Compts". THE WORK IS VERY RARE, with only one record at auction (this copy), in 1988.
In the first issue the text ends at p.60 [H4] as here. A second issue was published three years later; it contained the remainder sheets and title-page of the original issue but added a two page appendix.