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Itier, Jules
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2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Journal d'un voyage en Chine en 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846. Paris: Dauvin et Fontaine, 1848-1848-1853
- Printed Book
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, 3 volumes, 8vo (210 x 130mm.), half-titles, 3 tinted lithographed views (after the author's daguerreotypes), hand-coloured geological map, and plate of musical notations, folding table, modern calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, light scattered spotting
Provenance
INSCRIBED TO "Monsieur Édouard de Villiers, souvenir bien amical de son tout dévoué", on half-titles of volumes 1 and 3 (Possibly Édouard de Villiers du Terrage (1780–1855), the engineer who with Jean-Baptiste Prosper Jollois journeyed with Napoleon to Egypt, and prepared the Description de l'Égypte).
Literature
Cordier, Sinica 2117; Lust 645; Western Travellers in China 88
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, 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
RARE. PRESENTATION COPY. THE PLATES ARE BASED ON ITIER'S DAGUERREOTYPES, THE EARLIEST PRESERVED PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHINA.
"Itier (1802-77) was a French customs inspector and amateur daguerreotypist ... In December 1843, he was sent to accompany Théodore de Lagrené on his journey to China, where he had been dispatched by Louis Philippe to conclude a commercial treaty. In China, Itier documented the conclusion of the Treaty of Whampoa and took a number of daguerreotypes of Chinese people and the scenery in the Guangdong region. Although the daguerreotype reportedly reached China in the later stages of the First Opium War" (Western Travellers in China).
"Itier (1802-77) was a French customs inspector and amateur daguerreotypist ... In December 1843, he was sent to accompany Théodore de Lagrené on his journey to China, where he had been dispatched by Louis Philippe to conclude a commercial treaty. In China, Itier documented the conclusion of the Treaty of Whampoa and took a number of daguerreotypes of Chinese people and the scenery in the Guangdong region. Although the daguerreotype reportedly reached China in the later stages of the First Opium War" (Western Travellers in China).