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18000 SEK

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10 000-12 000 SEK

Description

TRAVELS OF SPARRMAN (2). SPARRMAN, ANDERS. Resa till Goda Hopps-Udden, Södra Pol-kretsen och omkring jordklotet, samt till Hottentott- och Caffer-Landen, åren 1772-76. Del I-II:1.
Stockholm, hos Anders J. Nordström, 1783 / Carl Delén, 1802. Mark ! Lacking the last part, part II:2.

8:o (187x110 mm). XV (misprint for XIV), (1)-704, 701-766, (12), (11)-179, (1) pp.
Part I. 1 double page aquatinta engraved plate, 1 folding engraved map (Mappa geographica promontorii Bonae Spei), 8 folding engraved plates. Part II:1. 1 folding map (Charta öfver Södra Hemisphern med de nyaste upptäckter till 1802), 1 folding engraved plate, 1 folding aquatinta engraved plate, 4 engraved plates (portraits), and at the end 1 mounted white fabric (some animal plates with some tears, a few minor spots, in total 15 plates and 2 maps, 1 fabric).
Contemporary brown half calf bindings, richly gilt spines with yellow title labels and part title labels, slightly worn, vol. 1 repaired to upper part of spine, some spotting, red edges. Title to vol. 1 with some spotting, blue faded stain to lower part, vol. 2 with some
Small portrait (offset) of Sparrman mounted on first free endpaper in vol I. Bookplate of E. H. Odencrants. Signature of N. Schönmeyr on titles. 2 volumes.

Lacking the last part, II:2, which was published in Stockholm 1818. (The compete work consists of 2 maps, 25 plates and 2 mounted fabrics). This copy with 15 plates, 2 maps, and 1 fabric. The plates depict amongst others animals, portraits, vues.

Provenance: Sten Ringselle (1949-2017), Swedish antiquarian bookdealer who in 1992 opened his shop Antiquaria in Gothenburg.

Auktionsnummer:

6396

Date:

2017-11-21