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KALM, PEHR. En resa til Norra America... I-III. Stockholm (Lars Salvius) 1753-61.

8vo (170x105 mm). (24), (1)-484, (20), (2), (1)-526, (22), (1)-538, (14) pp. Lacking title to vol III, replaced by facsimile. 1 engraved folding plate in part 3, "Cohoss forss eller fall vid Mohaks flod" (all, minor foxing), and some woodcuts in the text of which two full-page.
Brown contemporary half leather bindings, all different, slightly faded gilt spines in five compartments, part II with small damage at head. Partly spotted and stained. 3 volumes.

Schiötz 511a***. Pritzel 4572. Krok 337:8. Original and first Swedish edition.
Kalm's (1717-79) important 18th century account of American natural history. He travelled in America (Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Canada) between 1748 and 1751 "with a view of introducing plants for food, medicine or manufacture in Sweden (The Linnaeus catalogue, Sandbergs bokhandel, 1957). Kalm was amongst others sent by Linnaeus to find strains of Morus rubra, a plant which should supply food for silk worms.
Provenance: Lars Bergquist (born 1930), Swedish author and diplomat.
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Auktionsnummer:

6059

Datum:

2015-06-16