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D'Oyly, Charles, Sir
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Views of Calcutta and Its Environs. London: Lithographed & Published by Dickinson & Co., 1848
- Paper, ink, leather
Broadsheets (26 3/8 x 19 1/2 in.; 668 x 495 mm). Tinted lithographed title and 25 tinted plates (one folding, two plates each with 2 views) after D'Oyly by W. Robert and Lowes Dickinson; very occasional marginal soiling or spotting, folding plate with short marginal tear and fold separation. Publisher's green cloth, front cover gilt with a large vignette of an arched gateway enclosing title, original green morocco spine and corners, marbled endpapers; backstrip replaced, extremities very rubbed with minor loss, some soiling and fading.
Literature
Abbey, Travel 497; Tooley (1954) 187
Condition
Broadsheets (26 3/8 x 19 1/2 in.; 668 x 495 mm). Tinted lithographed title and 25 tinted plates (one folding, two plates each with 2 views) after D'Oyly by W. Robert and Lowes Dickinson; very occasional marginal soiling or spotting, folding plate with short marginal tear and fold separation. Publisher's green cloth, front cover gilt with a large vignette of an arched gateway enclosing title, original green morocco spine and corners, marbled endpapers; backstrip replaced, extremities very rubbed with minor loss, some soiling and fading.
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
FIRST EDITION, TINTED ISSUE.