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Lahontan, Louis Armand, baron de
Estimate
500 - 1,000 USD
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Voyages ... dans L'Amerique Septentrionale ... L'Intéret des François & des Anglois dans le Commerce qu'ils sont avec ces Nations l'avantage que l'Angleterre peut retirer de ce Païs, étant en Guerre avec la France ... Seconde Edition. Amsterdam: chez François L'Honoré, 1728
3 volumes, 8vo (6 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.; 162 x 95 mm). Titles printed in red and black, 32 engraved plates including frontispiece in first volume and 5 maps; offset from some of the plates, one plate shaved at bottom touching image (2:109), one plate shaved at fore-edge (3:236), occasional light spotting. Contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt, gilt-stamped red morocco title labels; hinges broken, vol. 1 repaired with clear tape, upper cover of vol. 2 detached but present, that of vol. 3 on its way there.
3 volumes, 8vo (6 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.; 162 x 95 mm). Titles printed in red and black, 32 engraved plates including frontispiece in first volume and 5 maps; offset from some of the plates, one plate shaved at bottom touching image (2:109), one plate shaved at fore-edge (3:236), occasional light spotting. Contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt, gilt-stamped red morocco title labels; hinges broken, vol. 1 repaired with clear tape, upper cover of vol. 2 detached but present, that of vol. 3 on its way there.
Provenance
Sir John E. Swinburne, baronet, Capheaton, Northumberland (engraved armorial bookplates) — William Gwynn Mather (library ticket)
Literature
Leclerc 824; Gagnon 1922 note; Lande Supplement (1971) 51200; Sabin 38643
Condition
see cataloguing
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Second edition in French.