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Coryate, Thomas
Estimate
600 - 900 GBP
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Description
- Coryate, Thomas
- Thomas Coriate Traveller for the English Wits: Greeting. From the Court of the Great Mogul. London: W. Iaggard and Henry Featherston, 1616 [but c.1760]
- paper
Small 4to (205 x 160mm.), [vi], 56pp., woodcut illustrations, red morocco, full gilt spine, covers bordered in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, by the Club Bindery, 1907
Provenance
Robert Hoe, book label; C.L.F. Robinson, armorial bookplate; J.W. Clawson, pencil signature
Literature
cf. STC 5811; cf. Wilson p.49
Condition
A fine copy
"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
The Hoe-Robinson-Clawson copy.
An eighteenth-century type facsimile of this curious travel book covering Coryate's walk from Aleppo, via Isfahan, to India and the Court of the Mogul at Ajmere.