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Demidoff, Anatole de
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Voyage dans la Russie méridionale & la Crimée, par la Hongrie, la Valachie & la Moldavie. Paris: Gihaut frères, [1848]
- Paper
FIRST EDITION, folio (530 x 344mm.), half-title, 100 lithographed plates on india paper mounted (numbered 1-100, including pictorial additional general and sectional titles), contemporary morocco-backed boards, spotted, first few leaves with stain at edge and tear, binding rubbed, spine faded, joints split
Literature
Brunet II, 583; cf. Atabey 337 (8vo edition of 1840)
Condition
The condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"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
Anatoly Nikolaevich Demidov (born 1812) travelled in southern Russia and the Balkans in the company of several artists and savants. Although the resultant work, of some scientific importance, was dedicated to the Tsar, it was not received with favour.
The divisions in the work are as follows: 1. Hongrie, Danube; 2. Valachie; 3. Moldavie; 4. Russie méridionale. Bessarabie; 5. Crimée 1ère. partie; 6. Camp de Vosnessensk; 7. Crimée 2ème. partie; 8. Constantinople & Smyrne; 9. Portraits de membres de l'expédition scientifique.