Willyams, Cooper

Folio (405 x 292mm.), list of plates, text in English and French, 36 hand-coloured aquatint plates, contemporary green half morocco, spine gilt, binding rubbed

Abbey, Travel 198; Atabey 1339 (1821 issue); Blackmer 1814; 

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."

"The basis of this book is thirty-two of the plates from Willyam's earlier work, A Voyage up the Mediterranean, 1802" (Abbey; see lot ******), which were "re-aquatinted and re-etched in some passages, presumably owing to wear" (Abbey); the first 4 plates were new for this edition, first published in 1821, and this is the second issue thus, but dated a year later.