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China, Mongolia, Siberia--Fischer, Erwin
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- A pair of photograph albums, one titled "Durch die Mongolei: mein ritt Peking - Baikal, herbst 1901," and a manuscript travel journal (August to October, 1900).
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2 albums, oblong folio (330 x 460mm.), 423 photographs (comprising 6 full-page: 260 x 370mm. (3 signed in the negative by Vorobjev); the majority, average: 90 x 110mm.; and 48 small 50 x 60mm.), mounted on thick card, recto and verso, together with an additional mounted photograph loosely inserted (220 x 165mm.), contemporary brown half calf, mustard-yellow cloth boards, flat spines, red edges, some fading and occasional minor wear to images
WITH: a German MANUSCRIPT COPY OF A JOURNAL, recording a voyage on the Steamer "Rhein" from the Bay of Biscay to China, WITH EXTENSIVE DESCRIPTIONS OF TIENTSIN AND TANGGU IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE BOXER REBELLION, which the author compares to the devastation wreaked on Germany by the Thirty-Years War ("...es ist immer noch unsicher, barbarisch, Kreig von der schlechtesten, unmoralischen Seite...Es gibt selbst hier in der nächsten Nähe noch viele Boxer, die auf dem Lande rauben, brennen, plündern. Es ist wie zu den Zeiten des 30 jährigen Kreiges: Die Felder verlassen, unbestellt, Vieh und Maulthier fortgeführt, Wohnstätten abgebrannt..."), 61 pages, folio, ruled paper, a single gathering with 3 loose leaves and 6 blanks, written in black ink, in German gothic script (with a later annotated typescript), Biscay, Port Said, Colombo, Singapore, Shanghai & Tientsin, 5 August to 29 October 1900, browning to first page
WITH: a German MANUSCRIPT COPY OF A JOURNAL, recording a voyage on the Steamer "Rhein" from the Bay of Biscay to China, WITH EXTENSIVE DESCRIPTIONS OF TIENTSIN AND TANGGU IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE BOXER REBELLION, which the author compares to the devastation wreaked on Germany by the Thirty-Years War ("...es ist immer noch unsicher, barbarisch, Kreig von der schlechtesten, unmoralischen Seite...Es gibt selbst hier in der nächsten Nähe noch viele Boxer, die auf dem Lande rauben, brennen, plündern. Es ist wie zu den Zeiten des 30 jährigen Kreiges: Die Felder verlassen, unbestellt, Vieh und Maulthier fortgeführt, Wohnstätten abgebrannt..."), 61 pages, folio, ruled paper, a single gathering with 3 loose leaves and 6 blanks, written in black ink, in German gothic script (with a later annotated typescript), Biscay, Port Said, Colombo, Singapore, Shanghai & Tientsin, 5 August to 29 October 1900, browning to first page
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
RARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF MONGOLIA. The first album of photographs documents the journey of a German army officer Haumptmann Erwin Fischer by horse across Mongolia, on his journey from Beijing to Baikal in Siberia from September to October 1901. The majority of the photographs show scenes in Mongolia, including the capital with a few professional photographs by Vorobjev. The second album contains small photographs of Singapore, together with a few of China.