Lot 131 · Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Travel and
PRISSE, Achille C.T.E. and James Augustus ST. JOHN. Oriental Album. Characters, Costumes and Modes of Life, in the Valley of the Nile . London: James Madden, 1848. 2° (438 x 375mm). Tinted lithographed frontispiece and 30 tinted plates, illustrations in the text. (Lacks the chromolithographed additional title, some dampstains at beginning and end, lightly waterstained throughout.) Later red roan-backed boards (rebacked and repaired, rubbed). Provenance : Chelsea Public Library (bookplate and cancelled library stamp). Colas 2427; Lipperheide 1599.
PRISSE, Achille C.T.E. and James Augustus ST. JOHN. Oriental Album. Characters, Costumes and Modes of Life, in the Valley of the Nile . London: James Madden, 1848. 2° (438 x 375mm). Tinted lithographed frontispiece and 30 tinted plates, illustrations in the text. (Lacks the chromolithographed additional title, some dampstains at beginning and end, lightly waterstained throughout.) Later red roan-backed boards (rebacked and repaired, rubbed). Provenance : Chelsea Public Library (bookplate and cancelled library stamp). Colas 2427; Lipperheide 1599.
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,781–$4,635
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Travel and , London (South Kensington) · 16 November 2004
- Dimensions
- 438 x 375mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5870201
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PRISSE, Achille C.T.E. and James Augustus ST. JOHN. Oriental Album. Characters, Costumes and Modes of Life, in the Valley of the Nile . London: James Madden, 1848. 2° (438 x 375mm). Tinted lithographed frontispiece and 30 tinted plates, illustrations in the text. (Lacks the chromolithographed additional title, some dampstains at beginning and end, lightly waterstained throughout.) Later red roan-backed boards (rebacked and repaired, rubbed). Provenance : Chelsea Public Library (bookplate and cancelled library stamp). Colas 2427; Lipperheide 1599., PRISSE, Achille C.T.E. and James Augustus ST. JOHN. Oriental Album. Characters, Costumes and Modes of Life, in the Valley of the Nile . London: James Madden, 1848. 2° (438 x 375mm). Tinted lithographed frontispiece and 30 tinted plates, illustrations in the text. (Lacks the chromolithographed additional title, some dampstains at beginning and end, lightly waterstained throughout.) Later red roan-backed boards (rebacked and repaired, rubbed). Provenance : Chelsea Public Library (bookplate and cancelled library stamp). Colas 2427; Lipperheide 1599. Christie's, 16 Nov 2004, lot 131. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5870201.
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PRISSE, Achille C.T.E. and James Augustus ST. JOHN. Oriental Album. Characters, Costumes and Modes of Life, in the Valley of the Nile . London: James Madden, 1848. 2° (438 x 375mm). Tinted lithographed frontispiece and 30 tinted plates, illustrations in the text. (Lacks the chromolithographed additional title, some dampstains at beginning and end, lightly waterstained throughout.) Later red roan-backed boards (rebacked and repaired, rubbed). Provenance : Chelsea Public Library (bookplate and cancelled library stamp). Colas 2427; Lipperheide 1599., PRISSE, Achille C.T.E. and James Augustus ST. JOHN. Oriental Album. Characters, Costumes and Modes of Life, in the Valley of the Nile . London: James Madden, 1848. 2° (438 x 375mm). Tinted lithographed frontispiece and 30 tinted plates, illustrations in the text. (Lacks the chromolithographed additional title, some dampstains at beginning and end, lightly waterstained throughout.) Later red roan-backed boards (rebacked and repaired, rubbed). Provenance : Chelsea Public Library (bookplate and cancelled library stamp). Colas 2427; Lipperheide 1599. Christie's, 16 Nov 2004, lot 131. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5870201.
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