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Auction archive: Lot number 146

Kirkpatrick, William | One of the earliest English accounts of Nepal

Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,500
Price realised:
US$2,016
Auction archive: Lot number 146

Kirkpatrick, William | One of the earliest English accounts of Nepal

Estimate
US$1,500 - US$2,500
Price realised:
US$2,016
Beschreibung:

Kirkpatrick, WilliamAn Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul … . London: William Miller 1811 4to (285 x 228 mm). Title with engraved vignette, folding engraved map and 14 plates, one of which handcolored; lacking half-title and advertisements, short closed tear to margin of map, minor offsetting and foxing, a few pages very faintly browned. Mid-nineteenth century half calf and marbled paper-covered boards, spine with semi-raised bands in six compartments, second with red leather letting piece; extremities rubbed with some minor loss. First edition of one of the earliest English accounts of Nepal. British officer William Kirkpatrick was sent to Nepal in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis in order to try and mediate between the Chinese and the Gurkhas. Kirkpatrick spent only seven weeks in Nepal, but the present work represents one of the earliest English accounts of the country. REFERENCEYakushi (1994) K214a PROVENANCESir George Strickland, Bart. (bookplate to front pastedown)Condition reportCondition as described in catalogue entry. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The

Auction archive: Lot number 146
Auction:
Datum:
14 Jan 2022 - 25 Jan 2022
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
Beschreibung:

Kirkpatrick, WilliamAn Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul … . London: William Miller 1811 4to (285 x 228 mm). Title with engraved vignette, folding engraved map and 14 plates, one of which handcolored; lacking half-title and advertisements, short closed tear to margin of map, minor offsetting and foxing, a few pages very faintly browned. Mid-nineteenth century half calf and marbled paper-covered boards, spine with semi-raised bands in six compartments, second with red leather letting piece; extremities rubbed with some minor loss. First edition of one of the earliest English accounts of Nepal. British officer William Kirkpatrick was sent to Nepal in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis in order to try and mediate between the Chinese and the Gurkhas. Kirkpatrick spent only seven weeks in Nepal, but the present work represents one of the earliest English accounts of the country. REFERENCEYakushi (1994) K214a PROVENANCESir George Strickland, Bart. (bookplate to front pastedown)Condition reportCondition as described in catalogue entry. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The

Auction archive: Lot number 146
Auction:
Datum:
14 Jan 2022 - 25 Jan 2022
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
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