Björnståhl´s Travels in Europe and Turkey
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BJÖRNSTÅHL, JOHAN JACOB. (6). Resa til Frankrike, Italien, Sweitz, Tyskland, Holland, Ängland, Turkiet, och Grekland. Utg. C. Chr. Gjörwell. I-VI. Stockholm (And. Jac. Nordström) 1780-84. + ESPLING, OLOF. Minne öfver Jacob Jonas Björnståhl. Stockholm (And. Jac. Nordström) 1785.
8:o (about 215x145 mm.). (2), (1)-22, (2 blank), (10), (3), 4-548 (pp. 537-544 and last 2 unpaginated pages missing, completed with blank leaves), (8), (1)-6, (6), (1), 4-251, (3), (24), (3), 4-284, (26), (1)-348), (18), (1)-293 (pp. 81-88 missing, completed in old manuscript, pp. 225-226 and 231-232 missing, completed with blank leaves), (3), (8), (1)-76, (1)-54, (2, last page blank), (3), 4-53, (3, last 2 blank) pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait J. Gillberg after J. T. Sergel (minor foxing), 1 engraved plate (in vol. I), half-titles missing as usual (except to vol. I and III).
Almost entirely uncut in contemporary marbled wrappers, worn, spine missing to vol. I, otherwise damages at head and foot. Some marginal damages. Some foxing and spotting. Signature on inside of upper wrapper to vol. I of Pehr Sjöbring 1811. 6 volumes.
Pehr Sjöbring (1756-1842), professor of oriental languages in Uppsala 1830, member and secretary of the Bible commission 1828
Löwendahl: China ilustrata nove, 1677.
First edition of the Swedish orientalist Björnståhl´s posthumously published narrative of his travels, based on his letters to Gjörwell (editor of the book) and others. Also published in German, Dutch, and Italian.
Some remarks concerning China in vol. I.
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Auktionsnummer:
536508
Datum:
2018-04-25