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Prisse d'Avennes, Achille Constant
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Oriental Album. Characters, costumes, and modes of life in the valley of the Nile. London: James Madden, 1848
- paper
FIRST EDITION, folio (565 x 380mm.), additional chromolithographed title, dedication leaf, 31 lithographed plates including portrait of George Lloyd, wood-engraved illustrations, original morocco-backed watered silk boards, some spotting, final text leaf and verso of final plate very spotted, binding worn
Literature
Atabey 1001; Blackmer 1357; Colas 2427; Lipperheide 1599
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
The Oriental Album is one of the earliest publications by Prisse d'Avennes, “a fine artist and an outstandingly brilliant observer who recorded much that has since disappeared” (Blackmer). The text for the work is by James Augustus St John, who travelled in Egypt and Nubia from 1832 to 1833.