- 100
Beechey, Frederick William--Hooker, William Jackson, and G.A. Walker Arnott
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- The Botany of Captain Beechey's Voyage; comprising an Account of the Plants collected... during the Voyage to the Pacific and Bering's Strait. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1841
- paper
FIRST EDITION, 4to (272 x 202mm.), [iv], errata slip, 486pp., 100 engraved plates, red straight-grained half morocco, marbled boards and endpapers, top edge gilt, occasional spotting or offsetting
Literature
Lada-Mocarski, 113; Nissen BBI 928; Stafleu II.3001
Condition
A good copy
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"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
Rare. Stafeu states that only 125 copies were printed, and only one copy is recorded on ABPC, sold at auction in 1978.
This volume is uniformly bound with The Zoology of Captain Beechey's Voyage (lot 99).