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Bougainville, Lewis de
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- A Voyage Round the World... for J. Nourse and T. Davies, 1772
4to, FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, five folding maps and one engraved plate, contemporary mottled calf, marbled endpapers, occasional foxing, new spine, slightly rubbed
Provenance
Sir Joseph Verdin, Bt. (bookplate)
Literature
Hill p.32; Sabin 6869; CBEL II, 1479
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when 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
A record of the first French circumnavigation. First published in French the previous year, this is the first edition in English translated by Johann Reinhold Forster. The account includes a lengthy description of a stay at Tahiti, together with a vocabulary of 300 words comprising the first printed account of any Polynesian vocabulary. The account generated great interest in France including Rousseau who viewed the South Seas as a kind of paradise.