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KALM, PEHR. (3). En resa til Norra America, på kongl. Swenska Wetenskaps Academiens befallning, och publici kostnad. I-III. Stockholm (Lars Salvius) 1753-61.

8vo (170x105 mm). (24), (1)-484, (20), (2), (1)-526, (22), (1)-538, (14) pp. 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.
Early 20th century lightbrown half leather bindings, gilt spines in five compartments. Some foxing, some soiling to the beginning of vol III. Bookplate of Lennart Holmström and John Wendt. 3 volumes.

Schiötz 511a***. Pritzel 4572. Krok 337:8. Original and first Swedish edition.
Kalm (1717-79) wrote his 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). Among other tasks assigned him by Linnaeus, was to find strains of Morus rubra, a plant which should supply food for silk worms.

Auktionsnummer:

6384

Datum:

2017-11-21