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Olafsson, Eggert and Bjarni Palsson - Feroabok Eggerts Olafssonar Og Bjarna Plssonar Um Ferdir ć¾Eirra a ćSlandi Arin 1752-1757
Reykjavik, Iceland, Bokautgafan Orn og Orlygur hf., 1978. Third Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. A Fine, nearly As New condition copy, rare in this condition (Fine) and state (the Third Edition) of what translates into English from the Danish as "Travels in Iceland by Eggert Olafsson and Bjarni Palsson Performed 1782-1757 by Order of his Danish Majesty Containing Observations on the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants, a Description of the Lakes, Rivers, Glaciers, Hot-Springs and Volcanoes; of the Various Kinds of Earths, Stones, Fossils and Petrifactions; as Well as of the Animals, Insects, Fishes, & c." Sterling condition set bound in brown leatherette, two volumes, both illustrated and lettered at covers in sharp and distinct gilt, housed in an also nearly As New condition slip-case the front of which is quite wonderfully illustrated also in gilt. Eggert Ćlafsson (1726-1768) and Bjarni PĆ”lsson (1719-1779) were friends for most of their lives. The two volumes show unbruised tips, tight bindings, and clean internals, showing no appreciable shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Many, many, many score lovely illustrations, including full-color, including full-page, of the flora fauna, people and cultures, housings and vocations the two explorers encountered on their journeys throughout Iceland in the late 1700s. Volumes contain scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Volume I is xxii + 365 pp.; Volume II is viii + 296 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New
USD 315.00 [Appr.: EURO 293.75 | £UK 247.25 | JP„ 49824] Booknumber: 345184
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USD 315.00 [Appr.: EURO 293.75 | £UK 247.25 | JP„ 49824] Booknumber: 345184
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Total: USD 315.00 [Appr.: EURO 293.75 | £UK 247.25 | JP„ 49824]
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