Clive, Robert

FIRST EDITION, large folio (576 x 418mm.), tinted lithographed title, 6 leaves of letterpress on thick paper printed recto only, 26 HAND-COLOURED lithographed views and subjects on 24 plates, including a folding panorama of Palmyra, CONTEMPORARY RED MOROCCO GILT, upper cover titled in gilt 'Mr Robt. Clive's Sketches of Nineveh and The Holy Land', minor spotting, short tear to folding plate into image, rubbed

Bobins III 1086; not in Abbey, Atabey, Blackmer, Tooley, Röhricht or Tobler

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."

A VERY GOOD COPY OF THE RARE HAND-COLOURED ISSUE OF THIS WORK, DEPICTING VIEWS AND SUBJECTS IN IRAQ, SYRIA AND EASTERN TURKEY.

The plates are captioned: 1. Sculpture in the mound at Nimroud; 2. Moosul; 3. Hit on the Euphrates; 4. Distant view of Mount Ararat; Arab encampment near the Birs Nimroud [2 views on one plate]; 5. Sheikh Adi, country of the Yezidees; 6. Baghdad; 7. Roman ruin in the desert on the way to Palmyra; 8. Sculpture in the mound at Nimroud; 9. A night with the Nestorian Patriarch; 10. Ruined Fortress of Hoschab, Kurdistan; 11. Excavations on the mound at Nimroud; 12. Hussein, Sheikh of the Alouins, and Sketches of camels heads [2 subjects on one plate]; 13. Damascus; 14. Lake Van & town of Ardische; 15. Tauk Kesra, Ctesiphon; 16. Fortress & Town of Van; 17. Leezan, country of the Tiyari; 18. Amadia; 19. Julamerk, country of the Hekkari; 20. Interior of the chief's house at the Kurdish village of Espindar; 21. Temple of the Sun and colonnade, Palmyra (folding panorama); 22. Erzroum; 23. The Ssipaun Dagh and Murad Tschal; 24. Meschid Hosossein, Kerbela.