- 1126
Scott, Robert Falcon
Estimate
900 - 1,200 GBP
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Description
- National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904. Album of photographs and sketches with a portfolio of panoramic views. London: Royal Society, 1908
- paper
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes (one a portfolio), 4to (305 x 230mm. and 315 x 275mm.), xvi, 304pp., 199 photographic illustrations on 128 plates, 6 meteorological plates, 7 lithographed plates on card after Wilson, the portfolio containing 2 folding coloured maps and 24 folding panoramic views, original red buckram-backed maroon cloth, slight wear to portfolio
Provenance
King's College Library London, inkstamps, gilt stamp at foot of text volume spine
Literature
Rosove 288-7.A1; Spence 838; Taurus Collection 46
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
“It can be said with justification that these two volumes represent the most impressive publication to have resulted from any British experience in the Antartic. One volume is a virtual photographic encyclopaedia of the Discovery voyage, together with reproductions of Edward Wilson’s watercolours depicting the Aurora; while the other contains full-scale reproductions of the most painstaking pencil panoramas of Antarctic topography, all meticulously annotated by Wilson” (Taurus Collection).