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SPRUSON. NORFOLK ISLAND. 1885 [AND] LETTER FROM GEORGE NOBBS
估價
700 - 1,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- Norfolk Island: Outline of its History from 1788 to 1884. Sydney: Thomas Richards, 1885
- paper
4to (270 x 212mm.), dedication leaf, 14 plates (one double-page mounted on guards), errata at end, original brown cloth gilt, bevelled boards, scattered spotting and staining, extremities very slightly rubbed
出版
Ferguson, 16092
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"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."
拍品資料及來源
[with] Sarah Christian Nobbs and George H. Nobbs, AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED to Lady Richardson, "My dear Lady.. your welcome letter reached us after an interval of two whole years, so that of course is a valid reason for not answering it before now: however it is a valuable addition to our limited correspondence..", "I ask you to send me a Watts' Hymn Book.. I make no apology for this request as I believe you will consider the impossibility of obtaining such an article here..", 8 pages, 22 September, 1862, Norfolk Island, minor creasing, a few short tears Autograph letter by George Hunn Nobbs (1799-1884), an English missionary on Pitcairn Island, and later Norfolk Island, and his wife Sarah. Many of their descendants live on the island to this day.