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Sayger, C. and A. Desarnod.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Album d'un voyage en Turquie fait par ordre de Sa Majesté l'empereur Nicolas Ier en 1829 et 1830. Paris: [Godefroy] Engelmann, [1830], first edition, folio (539 x 376mm.), 51 lithographed plates, including 2 double-page (one with overlays) and 4 hand-coloured, contemporary morocco-backed boards, spine gilt, spotting and staining, marginal tear to first leaf of subscribers' list (repaired), other small tears, some leaves loose, spine cracking and with loss at base of spine
[Sayger, C.] Relation d'un voyage en Romélie. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1834, first edition, 8vo (195 x 123mm.), woodcut vignette on title-page, contemporary half calf, flat spine gilt, head of spine cracking
Provenance
Pavlovsk palace library (bookplate in Relation d'un voyage); Guy Evans, bookplates
Literature
Blackmer 1495 and Atabey 1095 (for Album d'un voyage, and see footnotes for Relation d'un voyage)
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
Sayger was sent on a mission of archaeological and topographical discovery, apparently with ulterior military motives. He travelled with Desarnod, an artist, between 1829 and 1830, shortly after the taking of Adrianople by the Russians.
"An anonymous work in the Gennadius Library, Relation d'un voyage en Romelie, Paris, Didot, 1834, has proved to be by the same author, C. Sayger, and provides the text to accompany the Album; it also provides the only information we have been able to uncover concerning this work" (Blackmer).