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FITZCLARENCE, JOURNAL OF A ROUTE ACROSS INDIA, THROUGH EGYPT, TO ENGLAND. LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, 1819
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Description
- Journal of a Route across India, through Egypt, to England. London: John Murray, 1819
FIRST EDITION, 4to (267 x 203mm.), half-title, 19 maps and plates (including 7 maps and plans and 9 hand-coloured aquatints), contemporary calf, slight offsetting and spotting, lacking last leaf with imprint, rebacked and rubbed
Provenance
Egremont, bookplate
Literature
Abbey, Travel 519; Blackmer 597; Hilmy I, p.233; Wilson p.71
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
Fitzclarence gives a description of India during the time of the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-1818), while also exploring the pyramids of Egypt with Henry Salt and Giovanni Belzoni.