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Stocqueler, Joachim Hayward
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Fifteen months' pilgrimage through untrodden tracts of Khuzistan and Persia, in a journey from India to England, through parts of Turkish Arabia, Persia, Armenia, Russia, and Germany. London: Saunders and Otley, 1832
- Paper
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo (188 x 115mm.), half-title in vol.2 (not called for in vol.1), 2 lithographed frontispieces, folding map, contemporary calf panelled in gilt, spines gilt with black labels
Provenance
Signet Library, arms gilt on covers; R.M. Burrell, bookplate, sale in these rooms 15 October 1999, lot 784; Franklin Brooke-Hitching, pencil initials
Literature
Wilson, p.217; not in Atabey or Ghani
Condition
a good copy
"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
A FINE COPY WITH GOOD PROVENANCE. Stocqueler was an English journalist of Portuguese extraction based in India, where he edited a number of periodicals. The account opens in Muscat, from where the author proceeded up the Persian Gulf to Basra, thence through Persia and Armenia to Odessa.