Nostitz, Pauline Mathilde

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo (201 x 134mm.), half-titles, 6pp. publisher's adverts at end of volume two, original decorative cloth gilt, boards lightly worn at extremities

From the library of Comte de Chambord (Henri V of France, Duke of Bordeaux), born 1820. Acquired by Maggs Bros. Ltd. (label in each volume)

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."

According to the Preface, written by Ferdinand von Hochstetter, "Dr Helfer was a young Austrian physician and naturalist, who, between the years 1830 and 1840, was impelled by an irresistible love of exploration and research to leave his country and travel in the East, until he met his death by the poisoned arrow of a savage off the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal."

Copies of this title are known bound as two volumes in one in red publisher's cloth with an engraved frontispiece, but none appears to be called for.