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Avril, Philippe
估價
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- Voyage en divers etats d’Europe et d’Asie, entrepris pour découvrir un nouveau chemin à la Chine. Paris: Claude Barbin, Jean Boudot and Geroge and Louis Josse, 1692
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FIRST EDITION, 4to (237 x 178mm.), engraved portrait frontispiece, folding map, head-piece vignettes, and 3 plates, contemporary mottled calf, central arms of Louis-François-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu et de Fronsac in gilt, name added in gilt above (see provenance), surrounded by triple gilt fillet borders, spine gilt in six compartments
來源
Louis-François-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu et de Fronsac (1715-1788), supralibros (Olivier 407, fer 1); Vicomte d’Ermonville, name added above arms; Stanislas Girardin d'Ermenonville (1762-1827), book label; James Whatman, armorial bookplate
出版
Cordier, Sinica 2088; Western Travellers in China 29; Löwendahl 206 (1693 edition)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, 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."
拍品資料及來源
A FINE COPY. The Jesuit Avril set out in 1685 to find an overland route to the Far East, travelling via Cyprus, Syria, Asia Minor and Persia, but was turned back when he reached Astrakhan on the northern shores of the Caspian Sea. He subsequently returned to Constantinople, thence to France via Moldavia and Poland, arriving home in 1690.