Klubbat för:

9000 SEK

Estimate

12 000-15 000 SEK

Description

CRIMEAN WAR. SIMPSON, WILLIAM. The Seat of the War in the East. I-II. London (published by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi) 1855-56.

Atlas folio (about 557x363 mm.). 2 lithograph titles, lithograph dedication leaf, text pp. 1-12 + 1-12 pp., 39 + 40 tinted lithograph plates (all, all plates with protective papers, of which some with an explanatory illustration to the plate, some minor foxing).
Contemporary black half leather, worn, gilt spine in six compartments, some damages at head and foot, gilt edges.

Lipperheide 2121, Abbey Travel 237. Copy of the second issue of this celebrated work, with tinted plates, and the keys facing the appropriate plates.
At the outbreak of the Crimean War, Simpson was engaged upon views of the Baltic battles for Colnaghi and when that firm decided to publish a large illustrated work on the Crimean campaign from sketches made on the spot Simpson was selected for the work on Day´s recommendation. He started on short notice, arrived at Balaclava in November 1854, and remained with the British army till the fall of Sebastopol. Simpson was thus a pioneer war - artist, and received several commissions to paint incidents in the war for the Queen.

Auktionsnummer:

6206

Date:

2016-06-21