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PERSIA, RUSSIA, AND SOM MORE. (5). The world in Miniature. Ed. Frederic Shoberl. Prsia... II.III. London (printed for Ackermann) no date (about 1822).

12:o (about 150x97 mm.). 20 coloured engraved plates (all in vol II-III, some foxing, some oiffsetting from plates to text).

Original yellow paper bindings, worn, vol. II loose in upper hinge, damaged spine. Uncut and unopened. Some foxing. Bookplate of Gösta Nobel.
(Abbey: Travel, 6, p. 14). And some more. 5 volumes.

Some more consists of: Chantreau: Voyage philosophique, politique et litteraire fait en Russie pendant les années 1788 et 1789. I-II (Hamburg 1794, lacks 2 plates), Pietro della Vallé: Voyages... dans la Turquie, l´Egypte, la Palestine, la Perse, les Indes Orientales, & autres lieux. Nouvelle edition. I (more published, Paris
1745).

Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Ludvig (Gösta) Nobel (1886-1955), youngest son of Ludvig and Edla Nobel, was in Baku between 1914-17 and later took over as Managing Director over Branobel or "The Nobel Brothers Company". The oil company was founded in Baku by his father and the two brothers Alfred and Robert. He and his family had to flee Russia 1918 during the Russian revolution.

Konditionsrapport

See text, not complete, Sold as a lot not subject to retirn.

Auktionsnummer:

518736

Datum:

2018-02-27