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Arago, Jacques
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Souvenirs d’un aveugle. Voyage autour du monde. Paris, Hortet et Ozanne, 1839
- paper
4 volumes, 8vo (232 x 142mm.), half-titles, 62 lithographed plates (6 folding), later quarter dark green morocco, marbled edges, new endpapers, a few minor tears, scattered spotting and browning
Provenance
Samuel Alexander Cooke, bookplates
Literature
Forbes 1134; Hill (2004) 30
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the title, where appropriate.
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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
A fine set of the substantially changed version of Arago’s classic account of the French circumnavigation in the Uranie under the command of Louis de Freycinet.
"The work is often incorrectly described as a later edition of Arago’s Promenade… it is actually a different, more elaborate work. The letters of the Promenade are here transformed intro a flowing narrative, expanding greatly on the earlier work... Arago explains his new title, "Memoirs of a blind man,", in the preface: "n’avoir rien vu, c’est n’avoir rien à regretter. On ne perd réellement qu’après avoir possédé… et j’ai tant perdu!" ("...if you've seen nothing, you have lost nothing. Loss can only happen if you have already had possession - and I have lost so much!"). (Hill). Arago was the official artist on the expedition, and he spent much time in Hawaii, New South Wales and Western Australia. The present plates are all after Arago’s drawings made during the voyage.
"The work is often incorrectly described as a later edition of Arago’s Promenade… it is actually a different, more elaborate work. The letters of the Promenade are here transformed intro a flowing narrative, expanding greatly on the earlier work... Arago explains his new title, "Memoirs of a blind man,", in the preface: "n’avoir rien vu, c’est n’avoir rien à regretter. On ne perd réellement qu’après avoir possédé… et j’ai tant perdu!" ("...if you've seen nothing, you have lost nothing. Loss can only happen if you have already had possession - and I have lost so much!"). (Hill). Arago was the official artist on the expedition, and he spent much time in Hawaii, New South Wales and Western Australia. The present plates are all after Arago’s drawings made during the voyage.