Lot Details
Lot 38
HORREBOW, NIELS The Natural History of Iceland. London: Printed for A. Linde, 1758. First English edition. Later half blue m...
London: Printed for A. Linde, 1758. First English edition. Later half blue morocco gilt. 14 x 8 5/8 inches (36 x 22.5 cm); with folding map, xx, 207 pp. Explorers Club bookplate to pastedown and blindstamp to title and one text leaf, ink numerals to contents leaf, otherwise a fine and clean copy internally, some wear along joints.
This is the first English translation, after the 1752 first edition in Danish.
C The Explorers Club Collection
Estimate: $500 - $800
Sold for $937 (includes buyer's premium)
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