Hans von Aphelen - Dictionnaire Royal in Three Volumes Bound As Two

Copenhagen , Nicholas Moller, 1775. Leather. An early and scarce edition of this Danish dictionary, from professor of philosophy Hans von Aphelen. Volume I is in two parts (A-K then J-Z), whilst the second volume is a guide to grammar. Written in Danish and French. Three volumes bound in two. Hans von Aphelen (1719 -1779) was a Norwegian-Danish lexicographer. In 1759 he published his Dictionnaire Royal (2 quarto volumes; 1772-75 another "warehouse" in 3 / 4 volumes). In half-calf bindings with marbled boards. Externally worn, with some rubbing to the boards and some loss to the rear board of volume I. Both joints of volume II failed, with rear board missing. Rear board of volume I detached, and front joint is held by cords only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages have some scattered age-toning throughout Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .

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