- 242
Lyell, Denis D.
Estimate
700 - 1,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Hunting Trips in Northern Rhodesia. With Accounts of Sport and Travel in Nyasaland and Portuguese East Africa. London: Horace Cox, 1910
- Paper
FIRST EDITION, 4to (270 x 210mm.), half-title, 55 plates, illustrations in text, 2pp. advertisements at end, errata pasted on p.x, original green cloth textured in imitation crocodile skin, upper cover with inset illustration printed in blue, gilt, minor worming and spotting, repairs to spine head, corner of upper cover restored, slightly rubbed
Provenance
Rowland Ward Ltd., ticket on front paste-down endpaper
Literature
Czech p. 101
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
"In the following pages I give an account of some of my experiences with the big game of Northern Rhodesia (or South Central Africa)... I have no hairbreadth escapes to relate, although I have had a few exciting experiences, which are the interesting part of big-game shooting" (Introduction).