拍品 88
  • 88

ANQUETIL DUPERRON, LEGISLATION ORIENTALE, 1778

估價
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
招標截止

描述

  • Legislation Orientale, ouvrage dans lequel, en montrant quels sont en Turquie, en Perse et dans l'Indoustan. Amsterdam, Marc-Michel Rey, 1778
FIRST EDITION, 4to (263 x 203mm.), half-title, woodcut device on title, contemporary mottled sheep, later pencil notes, minor browning, slightly rubbed, lacking endbands, upper joint starting

出版

Atabey 24; cf. Blackmer 225

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."

拍品資料及來源

"An important work on Muslim law, politics and government in Turkey, Persia and India, in which the Anquetil Duperron endeavoured to prove that the nature of oriental despotism had been misrepresented" (Atabey).