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Christiania, C. S. Schwach, 1779-80. (24) + 599 + (1) s. + 38 + (2) + XLVIII + 76 + (14) s. Med Erindring til Bogbinderen og Efter-Erindring. Kobberstukket kart. 2 kobberstukne plansjer. Bundet i ett samtidig skinnbind med skinntittelfelt og ryggdekor i gull. Øvre del av rygg med håndskrevet nummerering. Tittelbladet med liten fuktskjold i øvre marg. Proveniens: Eksemplaret har tilhørt presten Henrik Christopher Glahn (1738-1804) med hans signatur på forsats. Komplett og fint eksemplar. Uvanlig. Opplaget var kun 300 eksemplarer.. .

Kristiania, Jacob Dybwads Forlag, 1912. First edition in 40 original parts. With portraits, illustrations and maps. Original pictorial wrappers (with four variant motivs). Housed in a clamshell box. Part 21 and 40 with advertisments for publisher’s binding tipped on to front wrappers. 10 parts with booksellers receipts enclosed. Wrappers with minor foxing and chipping to head and tail of spine and margins. Part 16 and 30, wrappers loose from contents. Part 12 with a small waterstain, otherwise a well preserved set of the original editon of this work that was issued prior to the first edition in book form. Rosove 8.A1.. .

72 original photograps, size 25 x 31 cm, mounted on 64 heavy cardboards. Contemporary red half calf, rubbed, inner hinges cracked. Some foxing to cardboards.. .

Nürnberg, Christian de Launoy, 1761. 4to. (16) + 202 + (2) pp. Engraved frontispiece. Engraved portrait. 100 handcoloured engraved plates. Fine contemporary red morocco. Spine with 5 raised bands and leather label. Spine and covers richly gilt. Inner gilt dentellles. Blue edges. A little worn at top of spine.. .

Leipzig, Im Weidmännischen Buch-Laden, 1734. Folio (353 x 225 mm). (20) + 198 + (2) pp + 122 + (2) pp. Half-title. Additional engraved title-page. Title-page printed in red and black. 59 double-page engraved plates. Contemporary blind-stamped pigskin. Bookplate to front pastedown. Occasional browining and spotting.Schwerdt Vol. II:246. Schwerdt describes the 1734 edition as “the fourth and the best”. .

Stockholm, Tryckt i Ecksteinska tryckeriet, 1824. Text vols.: (4) + IX + (1) + 242 + (2) + VIII + (2) + (243) - 496 pp. Additional engraved title-page. Folding table. Atlas. (415 x 547 mm). Lithograped title-page. List of plates. 1 text leaf. 2 maps. 3 plans. 13 plates. The smaller plates and text leaves pasted on to larger sheets. Occasional spotting and soiling, mostly to margins. Text vols. in contemporary half calf. Gilt spine. Atlas volume in 20th. century half calf. Red leather label. Lacking small piece at head and foot. Front joint cracked, but holding. First edition. Klinckowström visited New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Morristown. In his letters he discusses the acquisition of Florida, the Missouri question, slavery, Indian relations, the American Navy, Mississippi steamboat navigation, the latest scientific inventions, immigration and social customs./List of plates and maps: 1. Map of the Northern Section of the United States including Canada &c. 2. Map of the Southern Section of the United States including Florida &c. 3. Plan of Philadelphia. 4. Third street in Philadelphia. 5. Gerards Bank in Philadelphia. 6. Bridge over the Skuykill River 7. Capitolium in Washington, as it looked before and after the rebuilding in 1819. 8. Esquisse of Wards painting in Earles Gallery in Philadelphia. 9. Perkins newly innvented fire-extinguisher with one page printed description. 10. Map of New York and its environs. 11. View of Broadway and the Town Hall in New York. 12. Plan of a common dwelling-house in New York. 13. Plan of the steam-boat Chancellor Liwingstone. 14. Plan of an old fort in Tennesee. 15. Prospect of New York Harbour and Long Island Sound. 16. Hoboken opposite New York. The two maps of the United States are engraved by John Melish and the views are drawn by Klincowström and engraved by Akrell.Sabin 38053. Howes 5749.. .

Lugundi (Sumptibus Pauli Frelon), 1602. Folio (350 x 237 mm). (16) + 1-644 + 1-47 + (44) pp. Complete, but mispaginated at end (page 1-47). Title printed in red and black. Illustrated with woodcut portrait and numerous woodcut illustrations in text. Finely bound in near contemporary full calf with six raised bands. Spine and covers richly gilt with French lilies. All edges gilt. A little rubbed. 1 leaf with marginal tear. Minor foxing. Fly-leaf with inscription dated 1701.. .

London, Printed for Js. Jenkins, by L. Harrison (1814). Large quarto. Engraved title with coloured vignette, Engraved coloured dedication leaf, 52 engraved aquatint plates (including frontispiece). With tissue guards. Modern black half morocco. Text and plates are bright and clean, tissue guards with minor foxing and a few with small tears.. .

London, Printed for Lackington, Allen, and Co, 1806. VII + 943 + (1) + 717 + (2) + 784 + 727 + 888 + (889-1851) + (29) + 352 + 42 + VI (index) + (16 pp. Portrait. 9 engraved hand-coloured plates. Contemporary half calf (Hays, Bookbinder & Bookseller Derry). Gilt spine. Bookplate to front pastedown (John V. Stewart. Rock Hill).. . Animal Kingdom : Vol. I. Mammalia - Birds - Amphibia-Fishes. Vol. II-III. Insects. Vol. IV. Worms. Vegetable Kingdom. Vol. I-II. Mineral Kingdom. Life, dictionary, &c.

Paris, Debure, 1768. Imperial 4to (336 x 252 mm). (4) + XXX + (2) + 347 + (1 blank) + (4) + 348-767 + (1 blank) + III-XVI + 627 + (1) pp. Engraved frontispiece. 56 engraved plates (of which 4 folding) and maps. 19th. century half vellum. Gilt spines. Red and green labels. Plate 33 and 34 misbound. Plates partly browned or foxed mostly to margins. The first leaves in volume one with worming in upper margin. Two pages with one tear in lower margin, one affecting text (pp. 136 & 718).. .

Second English edition. London, John Stockdale, 1812. 4to (292 x 230 mm). xxiii + (i) + 552 + xxxii + 525 pp. 52 aquatint and engraved plates, of which 43 hand-coloured and 26 folding (after G. Geissler). 3 engraved folding maps. Engraved vignettes in text, mostly hand-coloured. Finely bound in contemporary half calf. Black morocco labels. Marbled edges. Occasional spotting and a few minor tears.. .

Contemporary half calf. Title-labels in red and green. Gilt spine. Large 8vo (222 x 130 mm). Some traces of use. Rubbed. 10 volumes waterstained.. . Compiled by Martinius Houttuyn, based largly on the principles of Linné’s Systema natura (12th edition). Publisher varies. Part I. No. 1-8 were published by F. Houttuyn. Part I. No. 9-18, Part II. No. 1-14 and Part III. No. 1-3 were published by de Eerven and F. Houttuyn. Part III. No. 4-5 were published by J. van der Burgh en Zoon.

Stockholm 1620. Folio. Samt. helpergamentsbd. med 4 opph. bind. Rødt tittelfelt i skinn. Rik dekor i blindpreg. Beslag i messing (Georg Hornbein). (8) + XVI + 663 + (27) s. Kobberstukket tittelbl. trykt i rødt og sort. Treskårne vignetter og intialer. Lite ormhull nederst på tittelbl. og første bl.Cont. full vellum with 4 raised bands. Mounted red title on spine. Boards richly blindtooled. Two brass clasps (Georg Hornbein). Engraved title-page printed in red and black. Woodcut vignettes and initials. A little worming on title and first leaf.. . .

& Ursprung und Ordnungen der Bergwerge Inn Königreich Böheim Churfürstenthum Sachsen Ertzhertzogthum Osterreich Fürstenthumb Braunschweig und Lüneburgk Graffschafft Hohenstein Darin einstheils biss an hero noch in Druck ausgangen Alles mit vleis zusammen getragen Und was in iedem gehandelt auff Nachfolgenden Blat zubefinden: Cum gratia & priuil serenis. Elect. Saxoniæ. Leipzig, Typis Grosianis, 1616. Folio. (6) + 272 + (24) pp. & (8) + 361 + (7) + 209 + (17) + 92 + (4) + 155 + (22) + (1 blank) pp. Engraved title-pages. 13 engravings in text. Contemporary full calf with title label in vellum. Binding a little worn, spine damaged at foot with loss of 2 cm. Old inscription to title-page. Text age toned, and with some old underlinings.. .

Oxford, Sheldonian, 1686. Folio. (380 x 240 mm). (8) + 343 + (1blank) + 30 + (2) + (11) + (1) + (2 ). Engraved title-vignette of the Sheldonian Theatre. Engraved additional pictorial title. (Bound at end with plates). 187 engraved plates (By Paul van Somers). Contemporary calf. Rebacked with new spine. With 6 raised bands. Occasional light browning. An attractive copy.. .

Paris, Hôtel de Thou, 1788. 4to. Vol. I : 17 + (1) + 651 pp. 41 engraved plates. 2 large folding tables. Vol. II : (4) + 19 + (1) + (4) + 527 pp. 1 large folding table. 22 engraved plates. Contemporary full calf with 5 raised bands. Spine richly gilt. Plates bound together in separate volume.. .

The second edition corrected. London, Printed for John Starkey, and Thomas Basset, 1669. Folio. (20) + 316 + (6) + 232 + (9) + (1 blank) pp. Additional engraved title-page. 2 engraved portraits. 6 engraved folding maps (2 with neatly repaired tear). Contemporary vellum. Red labels. Joints skilfully repaired. New endpapers.. . Originally published in 1662. This is the second English edition.

Paris, Chez Arthus Bertrand, 1822. Folio (510 x 365 mm). 22 engraved plates (5 hand-coloured). 19 engraved vignettes. 3 engraved maps (1 large folding). Original half calf. Top and bottom of spine worn. Occasional spotting.. .

London 1774. 4to. Samt. skinnbd. med rødt tittelfelt og ryggdekor i gull. Ubeskåret. VIII + 252 + (1) s. 3 foldede karter. 12 foldede plansjer. 11 foldede tavler.. . Contemporary half calf. Spine gilt. Red label. Unut. 3 engraved folding maps. 12 engraved folding plates. 11 folding tables. A fine copy.

Frankfurt a. M. 1613. Folio. (14) + 686 + (60), (8) + 844, (50) pp. Woodcut titles. Numerous woodcuts in text. Last 13 leaves in vol. 1 and 11 leaves in vol. 2 repaired, 1 leaf with loss of text. Some leaves slightly browned.19th. century half calf with 5 raised bands. Red and green labels. Bookplate to front pastedown (Hjalmar Hartmann).. .

London 1704-32. Folio. 2 additional engraved titles. 2 engraved portraits. 148 engraved plates, maps and plans only (of 165). Some double-page and folding. Numerous engraved illustrations and maps in text, several full-page. Contemporary blindtooled panelled calf. Spine with 5 raised bands. Red labels. Rebacked. A few marginal repairs.. .

Utrecht, Johannes Broedelet, 1744. 4to. (16) + 1-296 + (2) + 1-200 +(2 blank) + (2) + 201-501 + (1 blank) + (2) + 503-830 + (2 blank) pp. 4 title-pages, printed in red and black with engraved vignette. 3 folding engraved maps. 1 folding engraved plan. 1 folding table. 3 folding engraved plates. Contemporary half calf, with five raised bands. Gilt spines. Occasional minor spotting and dampstaing.. . Provenance: Gösta Nobel (1886-1955) was the youngest son of Ludvig and Edla Nobel. He took over as Branobel`s Managing Director at the time of the Russian Revolution, and had to flee Russia in 1918. Branobel or The Nobel Brothers Petroleum Company was founded by Robert and Ludvig Nobel in Baku in 1876.

London, Printed for the Author 1723. Vol. III. London, Prited for E. Symon, 1732. Folio (345 x 200mm). (16) + 440 + 432 + 72 + (6) + 296 + (12) pp. 56 engraved plates and maps. Contemporary calf. Gilt spine. Extremities rubbed. A few plates trimmed within platemark, but not touching image. Vol. II. Top and bottom of upper joint cracked.. .

Stockholm, Tryckt på Lars Salvii kostnad, 1753-61. (24) + 484 + (20) + (2) + 526 + (22) + (2) + 528 + (14) pp. Engraved illustrations in the text. 1 engraved folding plate. Contemporary half calf. Gilt spine. Yellow leather label.. . Schiøtz 511 a ***

København 1752-53. 4to. (56) + 338 + (24) + 464 + (24) s. 30 foldede kobberstukne plansjer. Samt. skinnbd. med fire opph. bind. Ryggdekor i gull. Ryggene svakt skrapet. Bind II med litt slitasje ved øvre kapitél. Stempel på tittelbl. (Classenske boksamling).. .