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7. SLINGSBY, W. CECIL: Norway, the Northern Playground. Sketches of climbing and mountain
exploration in Norway between 1872 and 1903. Illustrated by 32 full-page illustrations and 70 vignettes.
With nine maps. (1. edition). Edinburgh 1904. (David Douglas). Priv. helsjirtingbd. (Bound by
W. H. Smith and Son). Litt skrapet ved kapiteler. Noen brunpletter på smusstittelbl, ellers forholdsvis
ren. Et solid og fint eks. Schiötz 975. En klassiker og et "must" i klatresportlitteraturen. William Cecil
Slingsby (1849-1929) er mest kjent for å være den første som besteg Storen (Store Skagastølstind),
en prestasjon som regnes som begynnelsen på fjellklatring som sport i Norge. 17000,-
8. STANLEY, HENRY M: I det mørkeste Afrika eller opsøgelsen og befrielsen af samt tilbagetoget
med Emin Pascha. Autoriseret udgave for Norge og Danmark. Bind 1-2. Oversat af Ch. Delgobe og
B. Geelmuyden. Med Stanleys portræt, 128 illustrationer, 15 smaakorter, 2 større korter og 1 profilskisse.
Christiania 1890. XVI,555,(1) + XIV,(2),477,(3 reklame) s. Orig. blå dekorerte helsjirtingbd.
En svak anelse slitt på hjørner og kanter, ellers meget pen. 3500,-
9. TOURNEFORT, PITTON DE: Relation d'un Voyage du Levant, fait par ordre du Roy. Contenant
L'Histoire Ancienne & Moderne de pluaieurs Isles d'Arcipel, de Constantinople, des Côtes de la Mer
Noire, de l'Armenie, de la Georgie, des Frontieres de Perse & de l'Asie Mineure. Avec Les Plans des
Villes & des Lieux considerables; Le Genie, les Moers, le Commerce & la Religion des differens
Peuples qui les habitent; Et l'Explication des Médailles & des Momumens Antiques. Enrichie de
Descriptions & de Figures d'un grand nombre de Plantes rares, de divers Animaux; Et de plusieurs
Obsevations touchant l'Histoire Naturelle. Tome premier. Tome second. Paris 1717. (18), 544, (2) +
(6), 526, s. 152 engraved plates and maps (many folding) drawn by Claude Aubriet, who participated
in the expedition. Bound in two contemporary full calf bindings with gilt and red on boards and spine.
Inner dentelles. All edges gilt. Book plates on front end paper. Interior very good despite occasional
foxing. Spine nicely rebacked using old spine. Provenance: Elisabeth Farnese and King Philip V
of Spain (their coat of arms on front board), Thomas Steward-Traill and Henry S. Lee Wilson (bookmarks).
Tournefort was a professor of botany at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. He was sent to the
Levant (countries in the eastern part of the Mediterranian Sea) by Louis XIV in 1700 to conduct botanical
and zoological research. The outbreak of plague prevented him from exploring Egypt and Syria.
This account of his travels 1700-1702, consisting of letters written to The comte de Pontchartrain,
who sponsored the mission, contains remarks on topography, customs, antiquities, commerce,
zoology, botany, mineralogy. 80000,-
10. WOLLSTONECRAFT, MARY: Letters written during a short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and
Denmark. London 1796. (J. Johnson). (iv) + 262 + (iv + adv. leaf ) pp. Newer half calf. First two pages
a bit darkened, corners lacks on title page, not affecting any text. Presentation (contemporary)
above title. Weakness on outer hinges. Fredrikshald - Larvik - Tønsberg - Helgeroa - Portør - Risør -
Moss - Chria. The first published account in English of a woman travelling on business. Schiötz
1195a* Bring 290. Scarce, including the rare advertising leaf that comprises a bibliography of
Mary Wollstonecraft's work to that date. 15000,-
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