- 208
(Brown, R.N. Rudmose, Robert Cockburn Mossman and J.H. Harvey Pirie)
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Voyage of the "Scotia". Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration in Antarctic Seas by Three of the Staff. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1906
- paper
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, 8vo (220 x 140mm.), half-title, 105 photo illustrations on 59 plates, 3 maps (2 folding and coloured), original pictorial grey and white cloth, top edge gilt, minor spotting, a few tears to maps, very light wear to binding (mostly to white illustrations)
Provenance
Edinburgh University Union, bookplate at end, and cancelled library stamp on half-title
Literature
Rosove 50; Spence 193; Taurus Collection 51
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
INSCRIBED by J.H. Harvey Pirie, the expedition geologist, bacteriologist, and medical officer "to the University Union, by one of the authors, August 1913".