Lot 1328
  • 1328

Webster, William Henry Bayley

Estimate
500 - 800 GBP
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Description

  • Narrative of a voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean. London: Richard Bentley, 1834
  • paper
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo (214 x 135mm.), (vol.1) xii, 400pp.; (vol.2) [iii]-viii, 398pp., 2 engraved maps, 5 aquatint plates, contemporary blue calf [by Ingalton of Eton], covers bordered in gilt and blind, spines gilt, raised flat bands, yellow and red labels, marbled endpapers and edges

Provenance

Arthur Cecil Daniell, armorial bookplate; Morris J. Cohen, bookplate

Literature

Abbey, Travel 11; Borba de Moraes p.937; Hill (2004) 1842; Rosove 344.A1; Sabin 102429; Spence 1245

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."

Catalogue Note

Webster was surgeon aboard the Chanticleer. The purpose of the expedition was to ascertain the true figure of the earth by a series of pendulum experiments at various places in the northern and southern hemispheres.