Wheelwright Ten Years in Sweden 1865
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(WHEELWRIGHT, HORACE WILLIAM). An Old Bushman. Ten Years in Sweden, being a Description of the Landscape, Climate, Domestic Life, Forests, Mines, Agriculture, Field Sports, and fauna of Scandinavia. London (Groombridge and Sons) 1865.
Large 8:o (23x15,5 cm). (7), viii-xvi, (1)-592 + 8 pp. publisher´s catalogue at end.
Publisher´s cloth with gilt lettering, partly worn and with faded spine, some stains. Minor tear to some margins of text, minor spotting.
Bring, Itineraria Svecana 819.
Wheelwright (1815-1865), English naturalist and hunter, who travelled and even settled in Sweden, in the province of Värmland, where he was active as a hunter and dealer in natural-history objects. The book is divided into five chapters, of which the first two contains a general account of the country, the third deals with agriculture, the fourth is devoted to field sports and fishing, the last chapter is called ´´A List of Every Animal Found in Scandinavia, Finland, and Denmark, Scientifically Arranged with a Short Description of Each´´ and contains also descriptions of birds of Greenland and Spitzbergen.
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Auktionsnummer:
394617
Datum:
2016-07-10