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[Shelley, Percy Bysshe and Mary Wollstonecraft]
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- History of a six weeks' tour through a part of France, Switzerland, Germany and Holland: with letters descriptive of a sail round the lake of Geneva, and of the glaciers of Chamouni. T. Hookham and C. and J. Ollier, 1817
- Paper
8vo, FIRST EDITION, fly titles, original boards, spine chipped with loss, minor chips to a few page edges
Provenance
John Whipple Frothingham, bookplate
Literature
Ashley Library V, pp.64-65; Granniss 36; Wise, A Shelley Library pp.46-47
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
Based on Mary and Percy Shelley's daily account of their elopement, which they began together but became principally hers. The earliest portion of the diary was revised at Marlow for anonymous publication alongside four 1816 letters and Shelley's "Mont Blanc" in 1817, although Mary continued to keep the journal until 1844.