- 99
Beechey, Frederick William
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Beechey, Frederick William
- The Zoology of Captain Beechey's Voyage... to the Pacific and Behring's Straits... in the years 1825 [-] 28. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1839
- paper
FIRST EDITION, 4to (275 x 206mm.), xii, 180pp., half-title, 3 hand-coloured maps, one folding, 44 engraved hand-coloured plates, red straight-grained half morocco, blue marbled boards and endpapers, top edge gilt
Literature
Hill (2004) 96; Lada-Mocarski, 105; Zimmer p.51
Condition
A very good 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
A fine collection of coloured plates of birds, fish, reptiles and shells encountered on Beechey's voyage to the Pacific (see lot 98). According to Hill apparently only a limited number of copies of this work were printed. It is uniformly bound with The Botany of Captain Beechey's Voyage (lot 100).