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Temple, R.
Estimate
60,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description
- Sixteen Views of Places in the Persian Gulph, taken in the years 1809-10 illustrative of the proceedings of the forces employ'd on the expedition sent from Bombay... against the Arabian pirates. [London: W. Haines, 1813]
- paper
First edition, oblong folio (330 x 485mm.), plain engraved title and 16 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Clark after Temple, original boards, upper cover with pink printed label "Views in the Persian Gulph and the Isle of France", uncut, binding slightly worn, paper spine restored
A rare copy of the only colour-plate book of the Gulf. This is the first copy we have traced at auction in over thirty years. See also illustration on page 94-95.
A rare copy of the only colour-plate book of the Gulf. This is the first copy we have traced at auction in over thirty years. See also illustration on page 94-95.
Literature
Abbey, Travel 389, 293; Bobbins I, 115 and 274; Tooley (1954) 482, 481
Catalogue Note
[bound with] Temple, R. Eight Views of the Mauritius. [London: W. Haines, 1813], first edition, engraved title and 8 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Clark after Temple
2 works bound in one volume, watermarks dated 1811
2 works bound in one volume, watermarks dated 1811