- 66
Ireland, Samuel
Estimate
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- A picturesque tour through Holland, Brabant, and part of France; made in the autumn of 1789. Illustrated with copper plates in aqua-tinta from drawings made on the spot. London: for T. & I. Egerton, 1790 [but c.1795]
- paper
2 volumes, 4to (311 x 227mm.), LARGE PAPER, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED (see footnote), half-titles, 2 sepia aquatint titles each with a vignette, 86 aquatint plates, of which 41 COLOURED, and 2 engraved plates, woodcuts in text, advertisement leaf at end of volume 2, CONTEMPORARY RED STRAIGHT-GRAINED MOROCCO GILT, spines in compartments with raised bands gilt, gilt edges, some light spotting and offsetting, minor scuffing to covers
Provenance
Lord Clonbrock, armorial bookplate
Literature
cf. Abbey, Travel 184 (first edition) and 185 (a later 8vo issue)
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
A FINELY BOUND COPY FROM THE LIBRARY OF LORD CLONBROCK. This copy contains 46 aquatints, as called for, of which 40 (of the 42) views are present in two states, sepia and coloured (plate 8 is present in a coloured state only and plate 43 is present uncoloured only). Apparently an earlier issue than Abbey 185, having no printed titles and with the engraved titles, the 2 engraved plates, and the sepia aquatint plates dated May 1st 1790, as in the first edition, and with the coloured plates dated February 1st 1795. In this copy plates 31 and 48 do not appear, as in the first edition, and nor are they are called for in the list of plates; Abbey notes that these two plates appear for the first time in his later issue.