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MANESSON-MALLET. DESCRIPTION DE L'UNIVERS, 1683, 5 VOL., CONTEMPORARY CALF
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Description de l'univers, contenant les differents systemes du monde, les cartes generales & particulieres de la geographie ancienne & moderne: les plans & les profils des principals villes & des autres lieux plus considerables de la terre; avec les portraits des souverains. Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683
FIRST EDITION, 5 volumes, 8vo (215 x 140mm.), 5 engraved additional titles, 2 portraits, and 677 engraved plates (6 double-page), showing maps, plans, views, cosmographical plates, diagrams and portraits, each volume with errata, contemporary calf, spines gilt, p.247-8 (vol.2) with long tear in "Syrie moderne" map, p.127-8 (vol.3) loose (supplied from another copy), some leaves in vol.4 with stain at head, some light soiling, spines neatly repaired at head and foot
Provenance
Taffu de Coudereau, signature on some titles (neatly erased from others)
Literature
Pastoureau, Manesson-Mallet 1A; Phillips, Atlases 3447
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described n 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
Volume 1 contains cosmography, the seas and the Arctic; volume 2, Asia and the Middle East; volume 3, Africa; volume 4, Europe and Russia; volume 5, Europe, Antarctic and the Americas.