Pontoppidan The natural history of Norway 1755
Klubbat för:
7000 SEK
Estimate
10 000-12 000 SEK
Description
NORWAY. PONTOPPIDAN, ERICH. The natural history of Norway, containing, a particular and accurate account of the temperature of the air, the different soils, waters, vegetables, metals, minerals, stones, beasts, birds, and fishes... Translated from the Danish Original. I-II. London (A. Linde) 1755.
Folio (about 360x225 mm.). (2), iii-xxiii (1), (1)-206, (2), iii-vii, (1), 1-291 (partly wrongly paginated), (13) pp. With 28 engraved plates (all, one with small hole in upper margin) and large folding engraved map with outline colour (mended tear).
New brown half leather, spine in 8 compartments. Title browned in the margins, some other foxing and minor staining.
First English edition. Schiötz 816, Nissen 3224, Poggendorff II, 500.
The nice plates depicts among other things, animals, fishes, birds, shells, stones and views.
Map of Norway by Homann, An accurate map of the kingdom of Norway.
Auktionsnummer:
6341
Date:
2016-12-20