Leemans, Conrad, editor.

First edition, 3 plate volumes only (no text), large folio (637 x 503mm.), titles in Dutch and French, 393 lithographed plates on 400 sheets, one double-page, small unobtrusive oval blindstamp to each plate, contemporary black morocco-backed marbled boards, red morocco label on upper cover of vol.1 "Don de la société de géographie d'Amsterdam", [Bastin & Brommer pp.27 and 43], without the text volumes, occasional slight browning or light dust-soiling, bindings rubbed

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 rare complete set of the plates of this monumental work on Borobodur, Java. The drawings for this immense publication took four years to complete and Frans Carel Wilsen (1818-1889) executed them directly from the temples' bas reliefs, with the assistance of J.F.G. Brumund and Schônberg Muller. The first plate volume contains the magnificent double-page view of the temples and a plan of the complex; the remainder of the plates are mostly line lithographs. The work was edited by Leemans, director of the Museum of Antiquities at Leiden, and lithographed and printed by C.W. Mieling in The Hague. A few plates were drawn on stone in Indonesia, but the task proved too overwhelming for the facilities at the Lithographic Establishment of the Engineers.