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Lot 288
288. Russia.- Simpson (William) th e se at o f wa r in t h e ea s t, first [- second] series, 2 vol., 2 tinted lithographed titles with
hand-coloured vignette, 79 lithographed plates, a l l h a n d-C o l o u r e d, 36 key plates, with dedication and list of plates present,
tissue guards in first vol., first series title and dedication damp-stained at lower inner margin, one plate pulling at stitching
with small resultant tears, second series title and list of plates damp-stained to top third, title with several closed tears to edges
with repair on verso, 4 text ff. with tears to fore-edge margin, 6 plates in second vol. with closed tears to margins with repairs
on verso, 1 plate with closed tear impinging into actual image and with repair on verso causing minor ablation to next plate,
some minor marginal marking to plates especially in second vol., second series key plates browned with some foxing and minor
creasing, uniform contemporary half morocco, worn at edges, lacking backstrips, covers loose or working loose, g.e., [Abbey,
Travel, 237; Weber I, 1164], folio, 1885-86. £6,000 - £8,000
*** “These plates are indeed an impressive piece of work, not only artistically and technically, but also as pictorial reporting.
Simpson must in this way rank as an early war correspondent.” John R. Abbey, Travel in Aquatint and Lithography.
A very good copy of Simpson’s record of the Crimea war, scarce with hand-colouring.
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