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Kotschy, Karl Georg Theodor and Johann Joseph Peytitsch.
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- Plantae Tinneanae... Plantes Tinnéennes ou description de quelques-unes des plantes recueillies par l'expédition Tinnéenne sur les bords du Bahr-El-Gasal et de ses affluents en Afrique Centrale. Vienna: typis Caroli Gerold filii, 1867
first edition, folio (547 x 390mm.), title and text in Latin and French, half-title, tinted lithographed frontispiece, portrait and head-piece, 3 tinted engraved illustrations, 27 lithographed plates, 26 fully or partly hand-coloured, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, spotted, binding somewhat rubbed and soiled, spine a little torn
Provenance
Robert de Belder, sale in these rooms, 27 April 1987, lot 195
Literature
Great Flower Books, p.63; Nissen BBI 1095; Stafleu TL2 3894
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."
Catalogue Note
the de belder copy; an extremely rare work, ABPC recording only this copy at auction.
The work gives "the botanical results of a tragic journey of exploration up the White Nile made in 1861-1864 by three courageous Dutchwomen, Mme. Henriette Louise Marie Tinne, her daughter Alexandrie P.F. Tinne, and her sister Adrienne van Capellen. The two elder women... died on the journey" (Great Flower Books). The portrait, which appears on the second dedication, is of Henriette Tinne, to whose memory the book is dedicated. The plates of Nile flora are after drawings by Liepolt and Mettenius.