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Detail of lot 4038

Introduction – Highlights of the auction 

This catalogue presents important books and manuscripts from a variety of private 

properties in a wide range of fields: cartography, natural science, architecture, travel, 

art, fiction and philosophy. 

Special attention should be brought to a fine 

selection of works within the field of natural 

science. Important works by notable scientists 

from Isaak Newton to Niels Bohr are presented. 

Furthermore we present several influential 

first editions by some of the most important 

authors of the French Enlightenment. The most 

notable being the first edition of Rousseau’s 

“Émile”, which had great impact on the philosophy 

of the upbringing of children. The copy 

here presented is furthermore mounted with 

an autograph receipt signed by Rousseau. 

The auction opens with a series of fine 

cartographical works from the library of 

The Royal Danish Geographical Society in 

Copenhagen. The collection of atlases and 

maps includes 10 volumes of the first edition 

of Johannes Blaeu’s celebrated cartographic 

masterpiece the “Atlas Maior”, 

published in Amsterdam in 1662. 

Among the many letters and manuscripts 

we have given special attention to two 

unique and exceptionally large collections 

of photographs, autograph letters 

and manuscripts written by the modernist 

author Herman Bang, who was 

one of Denmark’s most internationally 

established authors of his time. With his 

impressionistic style he revolutionized the 

novelistic writing of the 1880s. His impact 

on literary history, was widely recognized 

by influential modernist artists abroad like 

Claude Monet and Maxim Gorki.

The autograph letters of the two Herman Bang collections 

give new and intriguing knowledge about Bang’s 

many travels, personal life and troublesome mind. 

Among the autograph material are also a number 

of unpublished manuscripts which reveal hitherto 

unknown insight into the literary working process of 

Herman Bang. Especially the early manuscript leaves 

from Bang’s most acclaimed novel “Stuk” are important 

and of great literary interest as are the manuscript for 

Bang’s article on his relationship with the world famous 

Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. 

The auction closes with one of the largest and 

most well preserved collections of early, originally 

printed scraps from the 19th century to be offered 

for sale in Denmark in many years – the Jan 

Hansen Scrap Collection. The collection of scraps 

has been established during a life time and gives 

a unique insight into the pictorial world of the 

19th century. Several parts of the scrap collection 

originates from other notable scrap collections, 

e.g. The Lego Toy Collection. 

The auction features several fine engraved 

works. The most notable being the Danish 

masterpiece “Flora Danica” which is the most 

extensive illustrated work in the Danish history 

of printing with 3240 handcoloured engravings 

of Danish plants and flowers. Also worth 

noting are the fascinating travel accounts of 

Kircher “China Monumentis”, Olearius “Moscowitische 

Reisebeschreibung” and Niehbuhr 

“Beschreibung von Arabien”, all richly illustrated 

with engravings. 

We hope you will take an interest in the many varied features in this catalogue and 

visit us at the auction either in Bredgade or online.

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Detail of lot 4009 

The Royal Danish 

Geographical Society 

40004018 

The following 19 lots all derive from the library 

“The Royal Danish Geographical Society” in 

Copenhagen. The collection of atlases and 

maps includes 10 volumes of the first edition 

of Johannes Blaeu’s celebrated cartographic 

masterpiece the “Atlas Maior”, published in Amsterdam 

in 1662 with different volumes devoted 

to specific parts of the world. Due to the high 

standard and quality of engravings, ornaments, 

typo graphy and paper “Atlas Maior” was the 

most expensive book published during the 17th 

century. For at long period the atlas was a status 

symbol and the traditional state gift presented 

by the Dutch government. The “Atlas Maior” is 

known as the finest and most comprehensive 

Baroque atlas, and the Latin edition remains 

to this day one of history’s finest examples of 

mapmaking. 

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4000 

4000 

4000 

Johan Blaeu - Europae continentur 

Geographieae Blauianae. Volumen secundum qou 

lib. III, IV, V, VI, VII. Europae continentur. Amsterdam: 

Labore & Sumptibus. Johannis Blaeu 1662. 

1st ed. Folio. Size of binding: c. 54 x 34,5 x 5,5 

cm. With 39 engraved double maps. Collation: collective 

title page + 186 leaves (incl. maps, 5 halftitles, 

one dedication leaf and index). Library stamps 

on flyleaf, title and verso of title. A few maps with 

city names discreetly marked with red crayon, 

some browning to maps and text, some maps with 

tear in the middle folding, some maps with repairs. 

Last 30 leaves with marginal spotting. Bound in 

one full contemporary vellum binding, all edges 

gilt. Worn. Further description upon request. 

The work covers: part III: Sweden, part IV: Russia, part 

V: Poland, part VI: Oriental regions and part VII Greece 

and contains in all 39 maps. 

Provenance: Det Kongelige Danske Geografiske 

Selskab (The Royal Danish Geographical Society). 

€ 4.0506.700 30.00050.000 

BRUUN RASMUSSEN BOOK AUCTION 808

4001 

Johan Blaeu - Germania 

Geographiae Blauianae volumen tertium, quo 

Germania, quae est Europae liber octavius, continentur. 

Amsterdam: Labore & Sumptibus. Johannis 

Blaeu 1662. 1st ed. Folio. Size of binding: c. 54 

x 34,5 x 8 cm. With 96 engraved double maps of 

Germany and Alsace. Collation: title page + 279 

leaves (incl. maps and index). Library stamp on 

flyleaf, title and verso of title. First half part of 

the atlas with dampstaining in upper left corner. 

Browning to some leaves (a few leaves and maps 

heavily browned). A few maps with repairs. City 

names discreetly marked with red crayon on some 

maps. One map with tear in the middle folding. 

Bound in one full contemporary vellum binding, 

all edges gilt. Worn. Upper part of spine defective. 

Further description upon request. 

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4001 

The work contains in all 96 maps of Germany and 

Alsace. 



€ 6.7009.400 50.00070.000 

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4002 

Johan Blaeu - The Benelux countries 

Geographiae Blauianae volumen quartum, quo 

liber IX, X, Europae continentur. Amsterdam: 

Labore & Sumptibus. Johannis Blaeu 1662. 1st 

ed. Folio. Size of binding: c. 54 x 34,5 x 6,5 cm. 

With 63 engraved double maps. Collation: title 

page + 201 leaves (incl. maps, 2 engraved frontispieces 

(text orig. mounted in the center) and 

index). Library stamp on flyleaf, title and verso of 

title. 6 maps with tear in the middle folding. Some 

browning, some maps with city names discreetly 

marked with red crayon. Bound in one full contemporary 

vellum binding, all edges gilt. Worn. 

Lower part of spine damaged. Further description 

upon request. 

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4002 

The work covers part IX: Belgica Regia, part X: Belgica 

foederata. The work contains in all 63 maps of the 

Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. 



€ 6.700 50.000 


4003 

Johan Blaeu - England 

Geographiae Blauianae volumen quintum, quo 

Anglia, quae est Europae liber undecimus, continentur. 



x 34,5 x 7 cm. With 57 engraved double maps. 

Moreover engraved illustrations in text. Collation: 

title page + 264 leaves (incl. maps, engraved 

frontispiece and index). Library stamps on flyleaf 

and title. 2 maps with tear in the middle folding, 

first leaves in lower part affected by dampstaining. 

Some browning, some maps with city names 

discreetly marked with red crayon. A few pages 

restored. Bound in contemporary full vellum, all 

edges gilt. Worn. Upper part of spine damaged. 



4003 

The work contains 57 maps of England. 



€ 6.700 50.000 



4004 

Johan Blaeu - Scotland and Ireland 

Geographiae Blauianae volumen sextum, quo liber 

XII, XIII, Europae continentur. Amsterdam: Labore 

& Sumptibus. Johannis Blaeu 1662. 1st ed. Folio. 

Size of binding: c. 54 x 34,5 x 5,5 cm. With 55 

engraved double maps. Collation: title page + 

179 leaves (incl. maps, one half title for part VIII 

and index). Library stamps on flyleaf and title and 

versos. First leaves with marginal repairs. First 30 

leaves with dampstaining. Some leaves browned, a 

few heavily browned. Bound in one contemporary 

full vellum binding, all edges gilt. Worn. Half of 

frontboard damaged. Further description upon 

request. 

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4004 

The work contains 55 maps of Scotland and Ireland. 



€ 4.0506.700 30.00050.000 


4005 

Johan Blaeu - France and Switzerland 

Geographiae Blauianae volumen septimum, quo 

liber XIV, XV, Europae continentur. Amsterdam: 

Labore & Sumptibus. Johannis Blaeu 1662. 1st ed. 

Folio. Size of binding: c. 54 x 34,5 x 7 cm. With 

70 engraved double maps. Collation: title page + 

243 leaves (incl. maps, engraved frontispiece, half 

title for part XV and index). Library stamps on 

flyleaf, title and frontispiece. Upper part of several 

leaves of the first part affected by dampstaining 

and browning. Rest of the atlas with occassional 

browning. A few maps with city names discreetly 

marked with red crayon. One map with tear in 

the middle folding. Bound in one contemporary 

full vellum binding, all edges gilt. Worn. Further 

description upon request. 


4005 

The work contains 70 maps of France and Switzerland. 



€ 4.0506.700 30.00050.000 



4006 

Johan Blaeu - Italy 

Geographiae Blauianae volumen octavum, quo Italia, 

quae est Europae liber decimus sextus, continentur. 



x 34,5 x 5 cm. With 60 engraved (mostly double) 

maps. Collation: title page + 174 leaves (incl. 

maps, engraved frontispiece, dedication leaf and 

index). Library stamps on flyleaf, title and verso 

of title. A few maps with city names discreetly 

marked with red crayon. A few leaves with browning. 

Several leaves affected by dampstaining in 

lower right corner. One map with tear in the middle 

folding. Bound in contemporary full vellum, all 

edges gilt. Worn. Further description upon request. 

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4006 

The work contains 60 maps of Italy. 



€ 6.700 50.000 


4007 

Johan Blaeu - Africa 

Geographiae Blauianae volumen nonum, quo 

Europae liber XVII, et Africa continentur. Amsterdam: 


1st ed. Folio. Size of binding: c. 54 x 34,5 x 6 cm. 

With 39 engraved double maps and plates. Collation: 

title page + 192 leaves (incl. maps, engraved 

frontispiece, dedication leaf, title (Africa quae est 

Geographiae Blauianae pars tertia liber unus) and 

index). Library stamps on flyleaf, title and verso 

of title. A few maps with city names discreetly 

marked with red crayon. Some browning, some 

leaves with minor repairs. Marginal dampstaining. 

Large engraving "Scenographia fabrica. S. Laurentii 

in Escuriali" poorly repaired. Bound in contemporary 

full vellum, all edges gilt. Worn. Further 



4007 

The work contains 39 maps and plates of Spain and 

Africa. 



€ 4.0506.700 30.00050.000 



4008 

Johan Blaeu - Asia 

Asia que est Geographiae Blauianae pars quarta; 

Libri duo. Volumen Decimum. Amsterdam: Labore 

& Sumptibus. Johannis Blaeu 1662. 1st ed. Folio. 

Size of binding: c. 54 x 34,5 x 5 cm. With 28 engraved 

double maps. Collation: title + 179 leaves 

(incl. maps, 2 engraved frontispieces + half title + 

dedication leaf + index). Library stamps on flyleaf, 

title and verso of title. 2 maps with tear in the 

middle folding. Some browning, some marginal 

dampstaining. Bound in contemporary full vellum, 

all edges gilt. Worn. Further description upon 

request. 

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4008 

The work contains 28 maps of Asia. 



€ 4.0506.700 30.00050.000 


4009 

Johan Blaeu - America 

America, quae est Geographiae Blauianae pars 

quinta liber unus. Volumen undecimum. Amsterdam: 


1st ed. Folio. Size of binding: c. 54 x 34,5 x 5 cm. 

With 23 engraved double maps. Collation: title + 

168 leaves (incl. maps and index). Library stamps 

on flyleaf, title and versos. Some browning, some 

marginal dampstaining. Bound in contemporary 

full vellum, all edges gilt. Worn. Spine defective. 

Hinges loose. Further description upon request. 


4009 

The work contains 23 maps of America. 



€ 5.3508.050 40.00060.000 



4010 

Johan Blaeu - The Arctic regions 

Geographie, qui est la premiere partie de la 

cosmographie Blauiane, en laquelle la terre est 

representée dans des cartes et illustrée de descriptions. 

Amsterdam: Jean Blaeu 1663. Folio. Size 

of binding: 56,5 x 37,5 cm. With 6 handcoloured 

woodcuts, three handcoloured engravings and 8 

handcoloured engraved maps (6 double). Various 

sizes. Collation: title with handcoloured vignette 

+ 46 leaves (incl. maps and 2 half titles). Library 

stamp on flyleaf, title and verso of title. Bound 

in modern full cloth, all edges gilt. Binding with 

minor signs of wear. Further description upon 

request. 

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4010 

The work covers the two parts: "Le grand atlas, [...] la 

terre, la mer et le ciel" and "Arqtique, [...] Geographie 

Blauiane livre unique". 



€ 10.50013.500 80.000100.000 



4010 



4011 

Alexis Hubert Jaillot 

Sanson: Nouvelle introduction a la Geographie 

pour l'usage de monseigneur la Dauphin. Paris: 

Hubert Jaillot 1692. Elephant folio. With engraved 

and handcoloured frontispiece (Atlas Nouveau, 

contenant toutes les parties du Monde [...]), title 

and engraved and handcoloured index (table 

des cartes) and 18 engraved tables. + In all 100 

engraved maps handcoloured in outline, mostly 

double (maps numbered in ink on versos): 1-102 

(lacking map number 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 50) 

including 4 extra maps. Library stamps on frontispiece 

and on versos of maps. Some dampstaining 

and darkened leaves, some marginal losses 

of paper and several maps with repairs. Engraved 

frontispiece creased and restored. Bound in one 

modern half morocco binding, back board with 

signs of wear. Size of binding: 62,5 x 53 x 6,5 xm. 


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4011 

Nicolas Sanson (16001667) was one of the most 

important figures in French cartography. He initiated 

the great school of French geographers. In 1692 

Hubert Jaillot (16401712) collected Sanson's maps 

in this work called "Atlas Nouveau". 



€ 8.05010.500 60.00080.000 



4011 



4012 

4012 4012 

Johan Baptist Homann - Around the world 

Collection of 81 engraved and handcoloured 

double maps by Homann. Folio. Size of plates c. 

50 x 58 cm. Old annotated pagination on versos. 

Most of the maps with repairs or fully restored. 

One map printed on silk and mounted on canvas, 

3 maps uncoloured. All maps with soiling, 

dampstaining and corners creased. All maps with 

library stamps on versos. Bound in one modern 

half morocco binding ("Atlas 1"). + Collection 

of 63 engraved and handcoloured double maps. 

Old annotated pagination on versos. Most of the 

maps with repairs. One map mounted on canvas. 

All maps with soiling and dampstaining. Several 

leaves in the middle and in the end affected by 

dampstaining. All maps with library stamps on versos. 

Bound in one modern half morocco binding 

("Atlas 2"). Folio. Size of books: c. 52 x 33 x 5,5 

cm. Further description upon request. (2) 

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In all with 144 engraved maps. 



€ 4.0506.700 30.00050.000 


4013 

Homann's Heirs - Maps of the world 

Christop Fembo (ed.): Homann's Heirs: Atlas Compendiarius 

seu ita dietus Scholasticus Minor [...]. 

[No place]. Maps dated from 1789-1821. Folio. 

With 23 engraved and handcoloured double maps. 

Library stamp on verso of title (loose). Some foxing, 

all corners creased. A few pages loose. Bound 

in half calf, binding defective. Further description 

upon request. 


4013 

In all with 23 engraved and handcoloured maps. 



€ 1.0501.350 8.00010.000 



4014 

Gerard Mercator - Hondius and son 

Gerard Mercator: Atlas. Dass ist Abbildung der 

ganzen Welt [...] Deutschland /Franckreich/ 

Niederland/ Ost und West Indien [...]. Amsterdam: 

Henrico Hondius 1633 (vol. I of II). Folio. 

With half title, engraved title, double portrait of 

Mercator and Hondius (repaired) and 161 engraved 

maps. Library stamp and old name on flyleaf, minor 

annotation on half title and title, small library 

stamp on versos of maps. Both text and maps 

with browning, dampstaining and soiling, some 

maps (fully) restored. Last part of the atlas with 

large dampstaining to lower part. Bound in full 

calf, all edges gilt. Binding restored and with signs 

of wear, spine damaged. Housed in modern cloth 

box. Further description upon request. 

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4014 

Gerardus Mercator (15121594) was a Flemish 

cartographer. He is remembered for the Mercator 

projection world map named after him. Jodocus 

Hondius (15631612), sometimes called Jodocus 

Hondius the Elder to distinguish him from his son, 

was a Flemish artist, engraver, and cartographer. He is 

best known for his early maps and for reestablishing 

the reputation of the work of Gerard Mercator. He 

helped establish Amsterdam as the center of cartography 

in Europe in the 17th century. After Hondius' 

death in 1612, his publishing work in Amsterdam was 

continued by his widow and two sons, Jodocus II and 

Henricus. 



€ 4.0506.700 30.00050.000 



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4014


4015 

Gerard van Keulen - Sea charts 

Gerard van Keulen: De Nieuwe Groote Lichtende 

Zee-Fakkel 'T derde Deel [...]. Amsterdam 1781 

(several maps dated earlier). With 41 engraved, 

mostly double maps (a few folding), title, frontispiece 

(trimmed and mounted on paper). Moreover 

several woodcuts in text. Title restored, library 

stamp on title, frontispiece and versos of maps. 

Soiling and browning to maps and text. Marginal 

dampstaining. The large engraving "Afbeelding 

van Algiers" poorly restored and the map "Swarte 

See" waterstained and poorly restored. Bound in 

modern half morocco. Further description upon 

request. 

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4015 

During the 17th and 18th centuries the Dutch were 

the driving force in map, sea chart and atlas production. 

The pioneer in sea charts was Johannes Van Keulen, 

a bookseller in Amsterdam. In 1680 he published 

the first volume of his 'Zee Atlas' which by 1734 had 

expanded to five volumes. Later he published the 

ambitious book of sea charts between 168182 called 

the 'ZeeFaakel'. The last edition of ZeeFakkel was 

published by van Keulen's greatgrandson Gerard 

Hulst van Keulen (17331801). 



€ 2.7004.050 20.00030.000 


4016 

Johannes Mejer - Caspar Danckwerth 

Caspar Danckwerth: Newe Landesbeschreibung 

der zwei Herzogthümer Schleswig und Holstein. 

Husum [Denmark] 1652. Folio. With engraved title 

page (fully restored) and 40 double-page engraved 

maps drawn by Johannes Mejer and engraved 

by N. and M. Petersen. Both text and maps with 

browning, dampstaining and soiling, several maps 

and a few text pages (fully) restored. Small library 

stamp on versos of maps. Bound in full calf, binding 

with minor restoration, worn, with two ties. 

Housed in modern cloth box. Further description 

upon request. 


4016 4016 

Johannes Mejer's work on Schleswig and Holstein is 

the earliest printed atlas in Denmark and it covers the 

area Schleswig Holstein from Hamburg to Kolding 

in North. The maps are decorative with cartouches, 

ships, folktypes, etc. The maps were engraved by the 

brothers Matthias and Nicolai Petersen in the town of 

Husum, after drawings by Johannes Mejer (160674). 



€ 2.7004.050 20.00030.000 



4017 

William Faden 

Collection of 46 engraved, double and folding 

maps (mainly by W. Faden), mostly handcoloured. 

Late 18th century. Folio. Various sizes. Size of 

binding: c. 59,5 x 47 x 4 cm. Several maps with 

repairs or fully restored. Library stamps on versos. 

Browning and soiling. All bound in one modern 

half morocco binding. Further description upon 

request. 

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€ 1.3502.000 10.00015.000 


4018 

Important carthographs 

Collection of 44 engraved maps (single, double 

and folding), mostly handcoloured in outline. 

1820s. Folio. Various sizes. Size of binding: c. 58 

x 43 x 2 cm. Soiling and foxing, corners creased. 

Library stamps on versos. Some maps with repairs. 

Handwritten index inserted on verso of frontboard. 

Bound in one modern half morocco binding. Further 



4018 

The collection includes engraved maps by J. Riise, 

Christoph Fembo, C.F Weiland F.W. Streit and others. 



€ 1.3502.000 10.00015.000 



4019 

Newton's law of gravity 

Isaac Newton: Philosophiæ naturalis principia 

mathematica. Amsterdam: Sumptibus societatis 

1714. First Amsterdam reprint of the second edition 

published in 1713. Illustrated with engraved 

title vignette, woodcuts in the text and one engraved 

folding plate on page 465. With contemporary 

autograph name on title and contemporary 

autograph notes on flyleaf. Inner hinges worn. 

Inner paste downs worn. Bound in contemporary 

full vellum. Signs of wear. 

Isaac Newton's (16431727) work "Principia Mathematica" 

is considered "the greatest work in the 

history of science. Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler had 

certainly shown the way; but where they described 

the phenomena they observed, Newton explained the 

underlying universal laws. The "Principia" provided 

the great synthesis of the cosmos, proving finally its 

physical unity. Newton showed that the important 

and dramatic aspects of nature that were subject to 

the universal law of graviation could be explained, 

in the mathematical terms, within a single physical 

theory. [...] The same laws of gravitation and motion 

ruled everywhere; [...] It was this grand conception 

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4019 

that produced a general revolution in human thought, 

equalled perhaps only by that following Darwin's 

"Origin of the Species" [...] The second edition of 

"Principia" was not published until 1713" ("Printing 

and the Mind of Man" # 161). 

The second edition of Principia, here presented in a 

rare first Amsterdam reprint from 1714, was revised 

by Isaac Newton himself in order to improve its argu 

ments. This was necessary partly because more 

than 20 years had passed since the first edition was 

pulished and new research had appeared e.g. new 

comets had been found. Also the German mathematician 

and polyhistor Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz 

(16461716) had published theories that were close 

to Newton's own, which forced him to sharpen his arguments 

and therefore this edition was also provided 

with a long antiLeibnizian preface by Newton's 

editor Roger Cotes. 

Provenance: The library of Frederiksborg Gymnasium 

in Hillerød. 

€ 4.0505.350 30.00040.000 




4019


4020 

Newton's Opticks 

4020 4020 

Isaac Newton: Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflections, 

Refractions, Inflections and Colours of 

Light. London: William Innys 1730. 4th edition. 

Illustrated with 12 folding engraved plates. With 

foxing and dampstaining to several leaves. Names 

and library stamp on flyleaf. Bound in full calf. 

Inner hinges worn. Binding with signs of wear. 

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The final edition of Newton's groundbreaking work 

on the physics of light to be corrected and revised by 

Isaac Newton himself. "The first edition contained 

Newton's first mathematical papers in print [...] and 

in the later editions it was embellished with a set of 

Queries long supposed to represent Newton's opinions 

on the chief mysteries of Nature." (Printing and 

the Mind of Man # 172). 


in Hillerød. 

€ 1.3502.000 10.00015.000 


4021 

Newton's collected works 

Isaac Newton: Opuscula Mathematica, Philosophica 

et Philologica. 3 vols. Lausanne/Geneva: M.-M. 

Bousquet 1744. First edition. With 64 engraved 

folding plates and 2 folding tables. Edited by 

Joh. Castillionaeus. Some browning. Bound in full 

paper. Bindings worn. (3) 


4021 

Newton's "Opuscula Mathematica [...]" covers 

many different treatises by Isaac Newton, from his 

mathematical works and optical lectures, which 

were greatly influential and laid the basis for modern 

science, to his philological essays on history and 

theology. Thus the work presents several of his most 

influential texts. 

The three volumes of "Opuscula Mathematica" are 

part of a hybrid set of in all 8 volumes of the first 

collected works of Isaac Newton. The hybrid set was 

published between 17391761 and also consists 

of "Geneva Principia" , 3 vols. (173942), "Opticks" 

(1740) and "Arithmatica Universalis" (1761), but the 

three volumes of "Opuscula Mathematica" are usually 

found separate. 


in Hillerød. 

€ 1.3502.000 10.00015.000 



4022 

Johann Bernoulli - Collected works 

Johann Bernoulli: Opera omnia tam antea sparsim 

edita [...]. 4 vols. Lausanne/Geneve 1742. 1st 

edition. Illustrated with one engraved portrait of 

Johann Bernoulli and 91 engraved plates. Lacking 

portrait of King Frederic III. Some browning. 

Bound in contemporary full vellum. Some signs of 

wear. (4) 

32 

4022 

4022 

The Swiss mathematician Johann Bernoulli's (1667 

1748) collected works contain almost 200 articles. 

The work includes his articles on integral calculus, 

which he made in collaboration with the German 

mathematician and polyhistor Gottfried Wilhelm 

Leibniz (16461716), who independently of his contemporary 

Issac Newton (16431727), developed theories 

on integral calculus and differential equations. 

Provenance: The library of Frederiksborg Amts Gymnasium 

in Hillerød. 

€ 1.3502.000 10.00015.000 


4023 

Christiaan Huygens - Collected works 

Christiaan Huygens: Opera Varia. 2 vols. Leiden: 

Jansson-Waesberg 1724. 1st edition. With 

engraved portrait of Huygens. Pages mostly uncut. 

Some foxing and dampstaining to several leaves in 

vol. 1. Library stamps on titles. + Huygens: Opera 

Reliqua. Vol. 1 (of 2) vols. Amsterdam: Jansson- 

Waesberg 1728. Pages mostly uncut. Title page 

repaired. Library stamp on title. Some browning 

and foxing. Lacking vol. 2. + Plate volume containing 

all 114 engraved plates for all volumes of 

Opera Varia and Opera Reliqua. All bound in later 

uniform full calf. (4) 


4023 4023 

The first edition of Christiaan Huygen's (16291695) 

collected works contains both his original piece on 

light "Tractatus de lumine" which proposed that light 

travelled in waves, and his article on the pendulum 

clock "Horologium oscillatorium", which is considered 

to be "the most original work of this kind since Galileo's 

"Discorsi". (Printing and the Mind of Man # 154). 


in Hillerød. 

€ 8051.050 6.0008.000 



4024 

The dawn of chaos theory 

G. Mittag-Leffler (ed.): Acta Mathematica 1-16, 

18-23. In all 22 vols. Berlin/Stockholm/Paris 

1882-1900. Small folio. Portrait in vol. 1. Lacking 

vol. 17. Bound in half calf. Bindings with signs of 

wear. (22) 

34 

4024 

Georg MittagLeffler's mathematical magazine 

"Acta Mathematica" published (and still publishes) 

leading research articles in the field of science. The 

first volumes here presented contain groundbreaking 

research by many notable mathematicians. One of 

these were the French polymath Jules Henri Poincaré 

(18541912). In volume 13 his first and only printing 

of his prizewinning article "Sur le problème des trois 

corps et les équations de la dynamique" (1890) is 

printed. The article is concerned with the three body 

problem, but it eventually led to the first discovery of 

chaos in dynamic systems. A discovery that laid the 

foundations for modern chaos theory. 


in Hillerød. 

€ 2.0002.700 15.00020.000 


4025 

Niels Bohr - Doctoral thesis 

Niels Bohr: Studier over Metallernes Elektrontheori, 

Afhandling for den filosofiske Doktorgrad. Cph: 

Thanning og Appel 1911. 1st edition. Invitation 

mounted on inside of wrapper. Library stamp on 

title and wrappers. In orig. wrappers. Spine torn on 

top and bottom. Corner of wrapper bent. 


4025 

The Danish Nobel Prize winner in physics Niels Bohr 

(18851962), one of the most influential scientists 

in the 20th century, was given the doctorate degree 

in 1912 for this doctoral thesis. On the inside of the 

wrapper the rare invitation to Bohr's doctoral defence 

"Forsvaret finder Sted ..." is attatched. 


in Hillerød. 

€ 270535 2.0004.000 



4026 

Maxwell's treatise on electromagnetism 

4026 4026 

James Clerk Maxwell: A Treatise on Electricity and 

Magnetism. 2 vols. Oxford: The Clarendon press 

1873. 1st edition. Illustrated with 20 plates. Minor 

foxing. Library stamp on half title. Bound in orig. 

cloth. Spine faded and bindings with signs of 

wear. (2) 

36 

James Clerk Maxwell produced his theories on a 

unified model of electromagnetism in the 1860s and 

his famous equations on electromagnetism have 

by many been compared to the importance of the 

work of Isaac Newton. His equations first appeared 

in a fully developed form in this work "A Treatise on 

Electricity and Magnetism" in 1873. 


in Hillerød. 

€ 1.3502.000 10.00015.000 



4026 



4027 

Famous Russian scientist - Tsiolkovsky I 

Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky: Davleniye 

vozdukha na poverkhnosti, vvedenye iskusstvennii 

vozdushny potok [Atmospheric Pressure on 

Surfaces introduced into an Artificial Airstream]. 

Odessa: Vestnik 1899. 1st ed. 8vo. 32 pp. Orig. 

wrappers. 

38 

4027 4027 

Nice copy of the first edition offprint of Tsiolkovsky's 

treatise "Atmospheric Pressure on Surfaces introduced 

into an Artificial Airstream". Rare. 

Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (18571935) was 

an imperial Russian rocket scientist and pioneer in 

the field of astronautic theory. He also made various 

research in the fields of aviation using a wind tunnel 

of his own construction. Aviation research and related 

activities was the starting point of his research 

in what became his major interest: the conquest of 

outer space. 

€ 1.0501.350 8.00010.000 


4028 

Famous Russian scientist - Tsiolkovsky II 

Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky: 

Dolpolnitel'nyye Technicheskiye Dannyye K Postroyeniyu 

Metallicheskoi Obolochi Dirizablya bez 

dorogoi verfit. 2. Otzyv Ledentsovskago Obschchestva 

o Moem Dirizhable. [Additional technical 

data on the design of the dirigible's metal schell 

requiring no expensive dock. 2. The Ledentsov 

society's Assessment of my dirigible]. Kaluga: 

[published by the author], 1915. 1st ed. Illust. with 

designs and diagrams. 8vo. In orig. wrappers. 


4028 4028 

Nice copy of the first edition of Tsiolkovsky's treatise 

on dirigibles. Rare. 

€ 8051.050 6.0008.000 



4029 

4029 

N. Krupskaya - Autograph manuscript 

Autograph manuscript signed by Nadezhda 

Krupskaya. 3 pages. No date, no place. [Entitled 

[transl.]: "More attention to the occupation with 

children's spare time after school"]. 

Nadezhda Konstantinovna "Nadya" Krupskaya 

(18691939) was a Russian Bolshevik revolutionary 

and married to Lenin (18701924). Her entire life 

she was deeply interested in children's education 

and possibilities. The manuscript is a preface for a 

review on children's education and shows Krupskaya's 

strong commitment to the work concerning children's 

education policy and youth employment. In the 

manuscript Krupskaya underlines the need to focus 

on children's leisure time and activities after school. 

Her chief aim with this publication was to influence 

the teachers and the school system in general. 

€ 8051.050 6.0008.000 

40 

4030 

4030 

4030 

Dmitri Mendeleev - Autograph postcard 

Autograph postcard signed by Dmitri Mendeleev. 

Dated Stockholm 30.11.1905. Text on both sides. 

The Russian chemist and inventor Dmitri Ivanovich 

Mendeleev (18341907) is credited as being the 

creator of the first version of the periodic table of 

elements. In 1905, Mendeleev was elected a member 

of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and 

this postcard was written under his stay in Stockholm 

probably on the occasion of his prizegiving. 

Mendeleev writes to his family telling them that he is 

going to the theatre to see "Carmen" and then he is 

going to Germany. He has signed the postcard "D". 

€ 405670 3.0005.000 


4031 

I.P. Pavlov - Important autograph letter 

Autograph letter, signed by I.P. Pavlov. Dated 10 

August 1902. 6 pages. In orig. envelope. Enclosed 

two orig. photographs of Pavlov and his family. C. 

1930. (3) 


4031 

In the 1890s the Russian physiologist and physician 

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (18491936) was investigating 

the gastric function of dogs by externalizing 

a salivary gland so he could collect, measure, and 

analyze the saliva and what response it had to food 

under different conditions. He noticed that the dogs 

tended to salivate before food was actually delivered 

to their mouths, and set out to investigate this "psychic 

secretion", as he called it. He was awarded the 

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1904 for his 

research pertaining to the digestive system. 

The letter is written to Valentin Fedoseevich (1845 

1912) who was a famous Russian veterinarian 

and the founder of the social veterinary practice i 

Moscow. In 1902 he worked as chief of the veterinary 

administration of the ministry of internal affairs. 

In the letter Pavlov presents a list of subjects that 

he whishes to discuss with Fedoseevich concerning 

veterinary legislation. 

€ 1.3502.000 10.00015.000 



4032 

Russian illuminated manuscript 

Liturgical illuminated manuscript written in 

Church Slavonic. Russia. Early 19th century. 166 

leaves. Size of paper c. 34,5 x 22,5 cm. Richly 

illustrated and illuminated with handcoloured 

frontispiece and 18 ornamental handcoloured half 

page drawings and initials. Bound in contemporary 

full morocco over wooden boards with goldstamped 

decorations on both boards, with two 

clasps and all edges gilt. Front hinge cracked. 

42 

4032 

The book is an "Oktoih" the Book of Psalms which 

is a book of liturgical hymns for singing in eight parts. 

The Russian liturgical language 

Church Slavonic has been used since the Middle Ages. 

The orthodox liturgy changed only little during the 

centuries, which is why several of the early 15th and 

16th century liturgical manuscripts were copied during 

the 18th and 19th centuries. Today, these copies 

are highly important due to the loss of many of the 

earliest manuscripts. 

€ 2.7004.050 20.00030.000 



4032 



4033 

Olearius' travels in Russia 

Adam Olearius: Ausführliche Beschreibung der 

kundbaren Reyse Nach Muscow und Persien. 

Schleswig: Johan Holwein 1663. Richly illustrated 

with engraved frontispiece, 6 portraits and 

99 engravings (full page, half page, double and 

folding). Half of the map on p. 144 lacks. Later 

ink inscription on title, to a few pages and on 

inner end paper. A few pages with lines discreetly 

marked with red crayon. The map "Maris caspÿ 

ostum ad wolgam" with tears and repairs. Bound 

in contemporary full vellum over thin wooden 

boards, initial letter and year blind-tooled on front 

board, backboard split. 

44 

4033 

4033 

4033 

The German scholar, mathematician, geographer and 

librarian Adam Olearius (1603 1671) is known for his 

admirable narrative of the Russian and the Persian 

legation. With "Moscowitische Reisebeschreibung" 

Olearius introduced Persian literature and culture to 

Germany and the rest of Europe. 

€ 8051.050 6.0008.000 


4034 

Travels to Iceland 

[Uno von Troil]: Bref rörande en Resa til Island. 

Uppsala 1777. Illustrated with one engraved map 

of Iceland and 12 engraved plates. Inscribed to 

Jón Helgason. Browning and a few underlinings 

in pencil. One leaf in facsimile (p.17/18). Bound in 

full calf, in slipcase (J.L.Campion). 


4034 4034 

Uno von Troil (17461803) was Archbishop of Uppsala, 

Sweden, 17861803. After studies and travels 

in the Netherlands and Iceland, where he found the 

material to this early travel account on Iceland, he 

returned home and was ordained priest in 1773. 

The book is inscribed by a Swedish colleague to the 

Icelandic theologian and professor of church history 

Jón Helgason, (18661942) who was the bishop of 

Iceland from 191738. 

Provenance: The descendants of Jón Helgason. 

€ 535805 4.0006.000 



4035 

Niebuhr's Arabian adventure 

Carsten Niebuhr: Beschreibung von Arabien. Cph 

1772. 4to. With one folding table, 24 engravings 

and one folding map. Bound in contemporary full 

calf. Binding with signs of wear. 

46 

4035 

First edition of this important account of Niebuhr's 

travels in Arabia. Niebuhr was the sole survivor of a 

party of five specialists dispatched by King Frederick V 

of Denmark on this scientific expedition. They visited 

Sinai, then moved south to Mokha, and by ship to 

Bombay from where Niebuhr travelled alone to Muscat, 

Shiraz, Persepolis and Bagdad. The work contains 

illustrations of battle scenes and monuments. 


in Hillerød. 

€ 1.3502.000 10.00015.000 




4035


4036 

Important work on China 

4036 4036 

A. Kircher: China Monumentis, Qua Sacris qua 

Profanis, Nec Non Variis Naturae & Artis Spectaculis. 

Amsterdam: Janssonium and Waesberge 1667. 

First edition, in Latin. Folio. Richly illustrated with 

engraved frontispiece and 84 engravings (4 folding, 

18 full page, 41 half page and 21 in the text). 

Some of the engravings with minor repairs, minor 

marginal browning not affecting plates. Portrait 

of Kircher, folding chart of Asia and one engraving 

in facsimile, moreower two textpages (p. 209 

+ 210) in facsimiles (not included the engravings 

listed above). Bound in contemporary full vellum. 

The book is professionally restored (in the period 

2005-2007) by Mr. Gordon Cumming, a member 

of The Society of Bookbinders, UK, under the 

supervison of the then President of The Society of 

Bookbinders, UK, Mr James Brockman. Enclosed 

a detailed documentation of how the restoration 

was undertaken. Housed in modern slipcase. 

48 

The very first edition printed in Latin and far the most 

superior printing to the pirated edition published by 

Meurs. Athanasius Kircher (16021680) was a 17th 

century German Jesuit scholar who were among the 

fathers of modern science. He published around 40 

works through his lifetime most notably in the fields 

of Oriental studies, geology, and medicine. The many 

works of Kircher's indicate his widespread interest 

and genius. "China monumentis", is, in many ways, 

Kircher's most significant work. It is the first publication 

of important documents on Oriental geography, 

geology, botany, zoology, religion and language. 

€ 6.0506.700 45.00050.000 




4036


4037 

Japanese erotica 

Keisai Eisen [Ikeda Eisen]: Shunjo yubiningyo. 

C. 1820-1830. Woodblock printed shunga book, 

complete in 3 volumes. A total of 17 double 

prints, 3 single prints, frontispiece and one folding 

plate. Orig. bindings and title slips in chitsu. 

50 

4037 

Keisai Eisen (17901848) was a Japanese ukiyoe 

artist who specialised in bijinga (woodcuts of beautiful 

women). This rare work is rightly considered one of 

the erotic masterpieces of the decadent Bunsei Era (c. 

18181830). 

Provenance: Chris Uhlenbeck. 

€ 2.4002.700 18.00020.000 




4037


4038 

French book illustrators 

Babou (ed.): Les artistes du livres. 24 vols. Paris 

1928-1933. 4to. Richly illustrated. One of 50 copies 

on Japanese paper. In orig. cardboard wrappers 

with ties. (24) 

52 

4038 

As opposed to the standard copies sur velin the 

rare series "du tête" contain several loose sheets of 

original prints. Each volume is a monograph on a 

particular artist (Bonnard, Chimot, Dignimont, Vertés, 

et al.) and is edited by different renowned authors like 

Colette, Paul Valéry, Mac Orlan and others. 

€ 2.0002.700 15.00020.000 



4038 



4039 

Asger Jorn - Nordic folk art 

Asger Jorn (composition), Gérard Franceschi 

(photography) and various authors: Complete set 

of Jorn's posthumous work of the Nordic folk 

art: "Skånes stenskulptur under 1100- talet" (in 

Swedish), "Nordens Gyldne Billeder", "Folkekunst 

i Grønland", "Samisk folkekunst" (half binding), 

"Stavkirkerne - og det norske middelaldersamfund", 

"Nordisk Jernalder 1 - 2". In all 7 vols. Cph. 

1995-2005. All one of 300 num. copies, all with 

Co'libri bookplate signed by editors on inner backboards. 

6 (of 7) bound in fine full goat vellum, 

with top edges gilt, decorated with gilt ornaments 

on spines, one bound in half goat vellum, richly 

gilt and decorated on spine (Ole Olsen). (7) 

In the 1960's Asger Jorn (1914-1973) wanted to 

document the long traditions of Nordic folk art. He 

and the French photographer Gérard Franceschi 

travelled the Northern countries and Greenland visiting 

historic sites, churches and museums to research. 

Jorn's monumental opus was however not realized 

until 1995, when Silkeborg Kunstmuseum finally 

published the seven volumes, Jorn prepared before 

his death in 1973. This exclusive copy is bound by the 

Danish bookbinder Ole Olsen (1932-2009). 

€ 805-1.050 6.000-8.000 

54 

4039 

4040 

4040 

Kierkegaard - Collected works 

Søren Kierkegaard Forskningscenteret (eds.): 

Søren Kierkegaards Skrifter. Volume 1-24 + 15 

commentary volumes. Cph 1997-2007. All bound 

in half red or blue morocco with top edges gilt, a 

few spines faded (Ole Olsen - Co'libri). (39) 

Søren Kierkegaards Skrifter (Søren Kierkegaard's writings) 

is an annotated, historical-critical publication 

which includes all Kierkegaard's writings. The work is 

expected to be completed ultimo 2009. 

€ 1.050-1.350 8.000-10.000 


4041 CD 

Pablo Picasso - Signed etching 

Picasso: Douglas Cooper (ed.): Picasso Theatre. 

Paris: Editions cercle d'art 1967. Folio. No. 85 of 

100 copies with an original etching numbered and 

signed in pencil by Picasso (loose). Size of plate: 

16,8 x 22,7 cm. Bound in publisher's full decorated 

cloth. In box, defective. 


4041 

Original etching numered and signed by Picasso. 

€ 1.3502.000 10.00015.000 



4042 

Early international photographs 

Large collection of more than 180 original photographs 

and ferrotypes (portraits, family portraits, 

groups of people). 1860s-1900s. Russia, France, 

Denmark and USA. The photographs are in various 

sizes, mostly mounted on a card. The smallest 

measure 4 x 3 cm, the largest 28 x 24 cm. 20 photographs 

are framed (in various sizes and frames), 

44 small carte-de-visite photograps, collected in 

album, 1880s (probably Danish). 

56 

4042 

When photography appeared in 1839, it became the 

main method of recording history and especially the 

nobility fell in love with photography, it became a 

way to substantiate one self. The ferrotypes and a 

great deal of the photographs in this collection come 

from Russian and French noble families including the 

Shuvalov family, the Skariatine family, the Guébhard 

family and the Dennis family. Moreover the collection 

contains more than 25 photograhps of the 

American writer Charles Whiting who was married 

into the French Noyes family. The collection represents 

a number of prominent European and American 

photographers including Denier St. Petersbourg, A. 

Foguet Paris, Notman Boston, Hastings Boston, 

G.W. Pach New York, J. Hansen Copenhagen, Gay's 

Gallery of Art Fall River, Emil Clusen Copenhagen, 

Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, N.Y., F. Glenton 

New Hamp., J. Bruce & Co Toronto, Notman & 

Sandham Montreal, Alva Pearsall Brooklyn. 

€ 1.3502.000 10.00015.000 




4042


4043 

First edition of Émile 

- Autograph receipt by Rousseau 

J.J. Rousseau: Émile, ou de l'education. 4 vols. 

Hague [Paris]: Jean Néaulme 1762. 1st edition. 

8vo. Illustrated with 2 different engraved portraits 

of Rousseau in vol. 1 and 5 engraved plates. Autograph 

receipt signed by Rousseau mounted on 

front flyleaf of vol. 1. Dated 29 April 1762. Minor 

foxing. Bound in contemporary full calf. Some 

signs of wear. 

58 

4043 

This is the very first edition of JeanJacques Rousseau's 

(1712 1778) principal work "Émile" which was 

first issued in an 8vo edition. Later the same year a 

smaller 12mo edition was also issued, both editions 

printed by Jean Néaulme. "Emile" was not only one of 

the first Bildungsromanen ever published, it also had 

a large impact on the philosophy on the upbringing 

of children as it was one of the first complete works 

on the philosophy of education. Rousseau's thoughts 

on the naturalness of the child and the contradictions 

between the individual and society presented in 

this work was widely influential and are still present 

in modern day philosophies on education and the 

upbringing of children. 

Inserted in this first edition is an autograph receipt 

written and signed by Rousseau. He writes the book 

trader M. de La Combe from Montmercy a receipt 

for 48 pounds he has received for 6 manuscripts on 

29 April 1762 the same year as "Émile" was first 

printed. Bibliotheca Einar Christiansens IIA, p. 19. 

Provenance: From the library of Einar Christiansen 

(book plate). 

€ 2.7004.050 20.00030.000 



4043 



4044 

1759 printing of Candide 

4044 4044 

[Voltaire]: Candide, ou l'optimisme, traduit de 

l'allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph [...]. [No place] 

1759. 215 pages. Some foxing. Bound in contemporary 

full calf. Binding with some wear. 

60 

"Candide" is Voltaire's best known work and a classic 

of the French Enlightenment. The book was issued 

in five different countries at the same time, when 

it was first published. This early 1759printing of 

Voltaire's widely popular work was probably issued in 

Rouen. The work itself was written in Geneva: "Here 

"Candide", the most perfect of the lightweight parables 

which were his especial and peculiar force, was 

written. Typically, it was published anonymously [...] 

Which of the editions of 1759 is the first is still open 

to doubt." (Printing and the Mind of Man # 204). 

€ 535805 4.0006.000 


4045 

Censored classic by Voltaire 

[Voltaire]: Dictionnaire philosophique, portatif. 

London [Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey] 1765. 

Later ed. Minor foxing. Bound in half calf. Binding 

with signs of wear. 


4045 4045 

Voltaire's "Dictionnaire philosophique" (1764) was 

one of his most revolting works and it was censored in 

France and Switzerland by the religious authorities. It 

was however very popular among the public and new 

editions were needed to feed the demand. This new 

edition published in 1765, was supposedly printed 

in London, as it states on the title leaf. However this 

edition is said to be printed by the notorious printer 

Marc Michel Rey in Amsterdam, who was known for 

printing and selling banned books by enlightenment 

philosophers like Rosseau, Diderot and Voltaire. 

€ 270535 2.0004.000 



4046 

First edition by Diderot 

4046 4046 

[Denis Diderot]: Lettre sur les aveugles, a l'udage 

de ceux qui voyent. London 1749. First edition. 

Illust. with 6 engraved plates. With engraved portrait 

of Diderot mounted on front flyleaf. Bound 

in contemporary full calf. Binding with signs of 

wear. Enclosed Denis Diderot: Collection complette 

des oevres philosophique, litteraires et dramatique. 

5 vols. London 1773. Bound in contemporary full 

calf. Bindings with signs of wear. (6) 

62 

The first edition of Diderot's essay "Lettre sur les 

aveugles" ("Letter on the Blind") deals with the 

nature and use of vision. The work also questions the 

existen ce of God, which was considered highly controversial 

at the time, and Diderot was sentenced to 

three months in the prison of Vincennes in 1749 for 

his opnions. Bibliotheca Einar Christiansen IIA, p. 19. 

Provenance: From the library of Einar Christiansen 

(book plate). 

€ 405670 3.0005.000 


4047 

The marriage of Figaro 

Pierre de Beaumarchais: La folle journée, ou le 

mariage de Figaro, comédie en cinq actes, en 

prose. Paris: Ruault 1785. 1st edition. Illustrated 

with 5 engraved plates. Some foxing, half title 

with small repair and autograph name. Bookmark 

and autograph name on inner front board. Bound 

in full calf. Binding with signs of wear. Enclosed 

[Beaumarchais]: Mémoires de monsieur Pierre- 

Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. 2 vols. 1780. 

Bound in half calf. Bindings with signs of wear. (3) 


4047 4047 

Pierre de Beaumarchais's (17321799) dramatic 

comedy about Figaro's wedding was his most succesful 

piece and made the basis for Mozart's world 

famous opera "Le nozze de Figaro" ("The marriage of 

Figaro"), which he composed in 1786, the year after 

Beaumarchais's comedy was first published. 

€ 270535 2.0004.000 



4048 

Oscar Wilde - Dorian Gray 

Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray. London: 

Ward Lock and Co. [no date]. Bound in full red 

calf, all edges gilt (Jacob Baden). Fading to the 

spine and with signs of minor wear to the corners. 

+ Intentions. London 1891.1st ed. Bound in full 

cloth. With old bookplate and with inscription on 

end flyleaf. All over signs of wear. (2) 

64 

4048 

Oscar Wilde's (18541900) novel "The Picture of 

Dorian Gray" deals with the artistic movement of the 

decadents and homosexuality both controversial 

themes when it was published. Today however Wilde's 

novel is regarded as one of the modern classics of 

Western literature. 

€ 270535 2.0004.000 


4049 

Aubrey Beardsley - Autograph letter 

Autograph letter signed by Aubrey Beardsley. 

No date. Enclosed Oscar Wilde: Salomé. London 

1904. One of 250 num. copies illust. by Aubrey 

Beardsley. Paper glued on front flyleaf and on end 

flyleaf. Bookplate on inner front board. Bound in 

half morocco (Anker Kyster). Binding with signs of 

wear. (2) 


4049 4049 

Aubrey Beardsley (187298) was one of the most 

influential English artists of the 1890s. His erotic Art 

Nouveau illustrations for Oscar Wilde's "Salome" are 

among his most famous. 

Provenance: From the library of Einar Christiansen. 

€ 535805 4.0006.000 



4050 

Harriet Beecher Stowe - Autograph letter 

Autograph letter signed by Harriet Beecher Stowe. 

15.12.1840. Folio paper (39 x 24,4 cm.) Folded to 

an envelope and closed with a seal, post stamp: 

Walnut Hills/Dec/16. Faded and repaired. Housed 

in a half cloth folder (Kongelig Dansk Hof-Bogbinderi 

[...] Illinois, USA). 

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4050 

The letter is written to Lewis Jacob Cist (18181885), 

a banker, poet and collector of autographs and the 

text goes: "Ancient Persian Fable / While in the bath 

the other day, a friend / put into my hand a bit of 

scented clay. / What art thou? Said I, in admiration 

/ art thou musk or ambergris?, that thy / perfume is 

so delight" It replied / "I am in myself but a lump of 

worthless / clay, but I have long lived with the rose / & 

the sweet quality of my partner has / been breathed 

into me" / H.E.B. Stowe / Malcolm's Skethes of 

Perisa". 

Harriet Beecher Stowe's (18111896) novel "Uncle 

Tom's Cabin" (1852) reached millions as a novel and 

play, and became influential in the United States and 

Britain and made the political issues of the 1850s 

regarding slavery tangible to millions. Upon meeting 

Stowe, Abraham Lincoln allegedly remarked, "So this 

is the little old lady who started this new great war!" 

Provenance: J.Chr. Bay. 

€ 1.0501.350 8.00010.000 


4051 

W.M. Thackeray - Autograph letter 

Thackeray: The History of Henry Esmond. 3 vols. 

London 1852. 1st ed. 8vo. With old autograph 

inscription. Old book plates on inner end paper. 

Bound in half morocco, all edges gilt, minor signs 

of wear (H. Sotheran). Enclosed autograph letter 

signed by Thackeray. Dated Kensington, Monday 

Night. One page. (4) 


4051 

William Makepeace Thackeray (18111863) was famous 

for his satirical works particularly "Vanity Fair", 

a panoramic portrait of English society. "The History 

of Henry Esmond" is notable although George Eliot 

(18191880) said of the novel: "the most uncomfortable 

book you can imagine...the hero is in love with 

the daughter all through the book, and marries the 

mother at the end." 

€ 405670 3.0005.000 


DEN INTERNATIONALE HERMAN BANG 

EN DIGTER-KONGE 

Den danske forfatter Herman Bang 

(18571912) levede det meste af sit liv 

langt fra de stille eksistenser i provinsen, 

som gjorde ham internationalt berømt. 

Hidtil ukendte sider af Herman Bangs 

kunstneriske virke og internationale 

tilværelse i Europas storbyer belyses på 

ny i to store enestående samlinger af 

fotografier, manuskripter og breve fra 

forfatterens hånd, hvoraf størstedelen 

ikke tidligere har været kendt i offentligheden. 

De nu udbudte samlinger dækker perioden 

fra 1880’erne til få dage før Herman Bangs 

død i 1912 og rummer ikke tidligere kendte 

fotografier af forfatteren – fra ungdom til 

alderdom – samt mere end 220 breve sendt 

fra knap 10 forskellige nationer. Dermed er 

materialet ikke bare det mest omfattende fra 

Bangs hånd udbudt på auktion nogensinde, 

det dokumenterer også store dele af Herman 

Bangs korte liv og kunstneriske produktion. 

Dahl-familien 

Den ene samling – størstedelen af materialet 

– består af breve fra Herman Bang skrevet til 

hans gode venner Kristian og Olga Dahl. De 

tidligste af brevene er stilet til Kristian Dahl 

(1861-1934) og stammer fra 1888-1891. 

Kristian Dahl var journalist sammen med 

Bang og blev senere formand for Journalistforbundet. 

Han har lagt navn til Kristian 

Dahls Mindelegat (kaldet ”Den lille Cavlingpris”, 

der gives til journalister, der har ydet en 

bemærkelsesværdig indsats). I brevene giver 

Herman Bang bl.a. råd om, hvordan Dahl gør 

sine hoser grønne på bladredaktionerne rundt 

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Blandt materialet fra Herman Bangs forlægger 

E.A. Hirschsprung var en samling manuskriptblade 

skrevet med Herman Bangs minutiøse 

hånd. De i alt 25 blade har ikke tidligere være 

kendt. Bladene udgør de tid ligste stadier af 

hovedværket ”Stuk” (1887). Bangmanuskripter 

af så stor litteraturhistorisk betydning udbydes 

kun yderst sjældent på auktion. (Kat. nr. 4057). 

ENGLISH TRANSLATION AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

I EKSIL 

omkring: ”Ser De, for hver Gang De staar 

i disse to store Blade, er jo meget vundet. 

Redaktioner ne vænner sig til Dem, og De 

ved selv, hvad ”Vanen” vil sige i den daglige 

Gænge ved et Blad. Det næste, De nu skal 

sende det Blad, er: ”Ibsens Stykke kommer” 

– og saa fortælle om, hvordan København 

venter og tager imod Skuespillet.” (9. december 

1890). 

Forlæggeren Hirschsprung 

Den anden brev- og manuskriptsamling på 

auktionen hidrører fra Herman Bangs 

forlægger på Det Schubotheske Forlag, 

Einar Aage Hirschsprung (1869-1909), der 

var søn af grundlæggeren af Hirschsprungs 

samling Heinrich Hirschsprung. Brevene 

er skrevet i perioden 1901 til ca. 1908 og 

omhandler i høj grad arbejdet med både nye 

bøger (bl.a. ”Ludvigsbakke”, ”Det graa Hus” 

og ”De uden Fædreland”) og ældre værker 

(genudgivelser af ”Stuk” og ”Ved Vejen”). 

Men også Bangs tilbud fra udenlandske forlæggere 

såvel som hans omdømme berøres: 

”Mere betyder det dog, at jeg nu trænger 

frem i Rusland, hvor Maxim Gorki ønsker mig 

paa det Forlag, hvis Leder han er. Han skrev 

nylig til en Ven: ””Hendes Højhed” synes mig 

et af Tidens Mesterværker.” (10. jan. 1908). 

Desuden dokumenteres Bangs ofte meget 

presserende pengeproblemer i brevene til 

Hirschsprung – næsten i hvert eneste brev 

slutter i denne stil: ”Giv mig blot 15 kr. Vi 

har ingen Mad i Huset.” 

Eksil-forfatter 

Flere af Dahl-brevene er sendt fra Nakskov, 

hvorfra Bang betegner sig selv som en 

”Digter-Konge i Eksil” (Nakskov, u.å. [1889]). 

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Brevsamlingen fra Dahlsamlingen rummer 

mere end 120 breve og postkort, som giver 

et enestående indblik i Herman Bangs 

internationale tilværelse. (Kat. nr. 4052) 

Vurdering 20.00030.000 kr.


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Den skandaløse 

Bang 

Set med samtidens øjne var Herman 

Bang en fremmed fugl. Den selvbevidste 

homoseksuelle kunstner med det 

store talent for at skrive, instruere og 

polemisere provokerede mange. En 

kendsgerning han livet igennem blev 

konfronteret med, når han stak næsen 

eller pennen for langt frem. Han var 

et let offer for latterliggørelse eller 

decideret forfølgelse. Allerede med sin 

debut roman Haabløse Slægter (1880) 

vakte Bang forargelse og skandale. 

Den skildrede en ældre kvindes forhold 

til meget yngre mænd. Bang blev 

idømt en bøde for sit ”utugtige” værk, 

og første udgaven af bogen, der i forvejen 

kun udkom i et lille oplag, blev 

konfi skeret. Senere oplag fi ndes derfor 

kun i kraf tigt redigerede udgaver. (Kat. 

nr. 4061). 

Vurdering 4.0006.000 kr. 

Han er i selvvalgt eksil for at gøre hovedværket 

”Tine” færdig: ”Med Bogen gaar det 

jævnt elendigt. Jeg skriver nu paa næstsidste 

Kapitel og det Sidste er skrevet.” (u.å. [foråret 

1889]). Senere kan han dog endelig sætte det 

sidste smertelige punktum: ”Igaar blev min 

Bog færdig. Og aldrig har min Stilling været 

så fortvivlet som i dette Øjeblik. Det kan slet 

ikke beskrives.” (u.å. [maj 1889]). 

I det hele taget fylder Bangs sindsstemninger 

meget i de mange breve. ”Nej, min ven, 

komme til Jul kan jeg ikke. Mit Sind er for 

tungt dertil og mit Liv altfor fuldt af Mørke 

og Taager […] mig passer Ensomhed bedst 

for,” skriver han til Dahl i julen 1890, samme 

år som han forsøgte at begå selvmord i 

Norge. 

Sjælevennen Olga 

Hovedparten af Dahl-brevene er imidlertid 

ikke skrevet til Kristian, men hans kone, Olga 

Dahl (f. Hasselbalch, 1862-1915). Hun er ikke 

nævneværdigt beskrevet nogen steder i litteraturen 

om Bang, men er den kvinde, som 

hans lille roman ”Sommerglæder” (1902) er 

dedikeret til. Brevene viser imidlertid, at Herman 

Bangs forhold til Olga var meget nært: 

”Altid vil mine Tanker søge til Dem som til 

min bedste Ven” (7. jun. 1907). Den hengiven 

hed og indforståethed, som udtrykkes i 

både breve og dedikationseksemplarerne i 

samlingen, viser, at Herman Bang i Olga Dahl 

fandt en beslægtet sjæl. En fortrolig som 

forstod den livssmerte, der ofte plagede ham 

fysisk såvel som psykisk – ”Vi tre er vel lige 

ene i Verden”, skriver han til hende og datteren 

Signe (kaldet Søster) i november 1911. 

Sejrer og skuffelser 

Ud over det nære forhold til Olga Dahl og 

forsøget på at komme overens med livssmerten, 

beskriver brevene Herman Bangs stræben 

efter anerkendelse samt ikke mindst mødet 

med fremmede himmelstrøg. Mange af 

brevene er skrevet i de sidste 10 år af hans 

liv – en periode, der var præget af store sejre 

såvel som skuffelser. Blandt sejrene talte den 

støt stigende anerkendelse – dog primært i 


Herman Bangs kære veninde 

Olga Dahl. (Kat. nr. 4053) 

udlandet. I Rusland blev han anerkendt af 

Gorki og omtalt som en dansk Tjekov, og 

i Frankrig betegnede den impressionistiske 

maler Claude Monet ham som den første 

impressionistiske forfatter i verden. 

I Danmark lod anerkendelsen imidlertid vente 

på sig – til trods for hans store betydning 

for dansk litteratur. I 1906 blev han, som så 

ofte før, offer for smædefuld kritik. Denne 

gang var det forfatterkollegaen Johannes V. 

Jensen, som han beundrede meget, der førte 

kniven og udstillede hans homoseksualitet 

– et hårdt slag for den følsomme Bang, der 

skuffet flyttede til Berlin. 

Fremmedgjort og nedbrudt 

Brevene til Olga og Hirschsprung fra Berliner- 

Flere af samlingens fotografier har ikke tidligere været offentliggjort. Her 

ses to: den unge Bang fra begyndelsen af 1880’erne samt et, hvor Bang 

minder om en H.C. Andersenpastiche. (Kat. nr. 4053) 

tiden vidner om en skuffet og nedbrudt 

mand – fysisk og psykisk. Følelsen af at være 

en uønsket, fremmed fugl i Danmark ligger 

hele tiden på lur i brevene, her ét til Olga : 

”Men i Land i København kommer jeg ikke. 

Hvordan skulle vel det være muligt? Skulle 

jeg endnu engang piskes som en gal Hund 

gennem alle Gader? Og naturligvis vilde det 

ske – nu som sidst. Og hvem vilde forsvare 

mig, naar D’hr. Cawling og Johannes V. 

Jen sen satte sig i Spidsen […]? I mit skønne 

Fædreland tilgiver man mig ikke, at jeg 

trodser Aander. Og jeg tænker ikke en gang, 

at man efter min Død, vil tilgive mig, at jeg 

har aandet.” (6. sep. 1908). Samtidig føler 

Bang sig dog heller ikke særligt hjemme i 

Berlin: ”Altid er der trist i et fremmed Land 

[…] Hvorhen man rejser er egentlig saa ligegyldigt. 

Sine Kufferter (sine Sejre) skal man 

dog slæbe med allevegne.” (5. juni 1908). 

På rejse gennem Europa 

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Til trods for Herman Bangs mismodige udtalelse 

om fremmede lande begav han sig ud 

på sit livs rejse i efteråret 1911. Første del 

af færden var en oplæsningsturné rundt i 

Europa – gennem Sverige, Finland, Rusland, 

Polen og Tyskland – for at skaffe midler til 

anden del: Den store jordomrejse, der skulle 

give ham ny litterær inspiration og for alvor 

etablere ham som dansk litteraturs store be- 

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Blandt brevene lå et hidtil ukendt 

fotopostkort af en smilende Herman 

Bang og den omrejsende Pantomimetrup, 

som han rejste på turné med i 

november 1911. (Kat. nr. 4052) 

Bag på et af de mange postkort fra 

den sidste oplæsningsturné skriver 

han: ”Altsaa: jeg sejrede. Huset var 

udsolgt, og Publikum dybt grebet. 

Stemningen steg til Begejstring. Den 

hidtil udkomne Kritik fastslaar ”det 

souveræne Mesterskab” (Moskva, 

30. november 1911). (Kat. nr. 4052) 

Herman Bang er forfatter til en 

række impressionistiske romaner, 

som vakte både begejstring og 

misundelse blandt digterkollegaer, 

da han brød igennem i 1880’erne. 

Bangs litterære varemærke blev 

beskrivelsen af de stille, provinsielle 

skikkelsers ulykkelige skæbner. Ofte 

kvinder uden udsigt til hverken 

forløsning eller frigørelse. De otte 

digtmanuskripter fra Dahlsamlingen, 

stammer alle, på nær digtet 

”Hjemliv”, fra digtsamlingen ”Digte” 

(1889). Digtet omhandler det mest 

centrale tema i Bangs litteratur, 

de stille eksistenser (Kat. nr. 4054). 



ejste forfatter – på linje med H.C. Andersen 

og Johannes V. Jensen. Bangs breve til Olga 

fra europaturnéen svinger fra intense skildringer 

af byer og folk til kortfattede tilkendegivelser 

om triumfer eller fi askoer – ”Det var 

virkelig rørende. Jeg maa være meget elsket 

i dette besynderlige Land,” (20. dec. 1911) 

skriver han efter en oplæsning i Moskva. Også 

skildringerne af den medrejsende husholderske 

Frøken Thunes enestående store appetit 

og uhyre lille interesse for at rejse er kostelige 

– Bang overvejer ligefrem, at give hende en 

rolle i et af sine værker. 

Den sidste storm 

Men allerede tidligt under turnéen skriver 

Bang til Olga: ”Men jeg tror nu, der kommer 

noget i Vejen for den Rejse. Men jeg vil af - 

sted.” (Helsingfors, 20. nov. 1911). Hans for - 

udanelse om at ikke alt ville gå, som det 

skulle, slog ikke fejl. Anden del af rejsen (der 

skulle bringe ham fra Tyskland i skib til New 

York og videre med tog gennem USA til San 

Fran sisco og videre på endnu med et skib 

med kurs mod Japan) sluttede brat i toget på 

vej fra Chicago til San Fransisco. Den lange 

rejse tærede på Bangs i forvejen skrantende 

helbred, og han blev fundet bevidstløs i toget 

den 28. januar 1912. Han døde dagen efter 

på et hospital i Utah. 

I sine sidste breve til Olga skildrer Bang imidlertid 

sin hverdag under den lange rejse samt 

sine dramatiske oplevelser under en atlanterhavsstorm 

på vej over Atlanten: ”Stormen 

var uhyre og uhyre skøn. Et Øjeblik skjalv 

alle. Men den ene skjuler det for den anden.” 

Også forventningerne til mødet med Amerika 

beskrives: ”Jeg har altid haft en Skræk for 

dette Land og har det også nu.” (11. jan. 

1912). Det aller sidste kort er sendt fra Hotel 

Astor i New York den 22. januar – blot få 

dage før hans død. 

Et alsidigt talent 

Herman Bang rejste meget. Både for 

at komme væk fra skandaler og dårlig 

omtale, men også for at tjene penge. 

Han kunne aldrig leve af sin litteratur 

alene. Han ernærede sig derfor 

primært som journalist ved forskellige 

blade og aviser overalt i Europa. Hans 

ligefremme skildringer af det moderne 

liv, der krydrede det seriøse med det 

lette, var meget populære. 

Herudover var han en elsket oplæser 

og instruktør både i København og 

Paris. Hans opsætninger af bl.a. Henrik 

Ibsens og August Strindbergs værker 

på L’Oevres teatret i Paris i 1890’erne 

fi k afgørende betydning for deres 

anerkendelse og udbredelse i hele 

verden. 

Manuskriptet fundet i Dahlsamlingen 

er en del af en længere artikel om 

Bangs forhold til Henrik Ibsen og hans 

værker. Artiklen blev bragt i tidsskriftet 

”Det ny Aarhundrede” i forbindelse 

med Henrik Ibsens død i 1906. (Kat. nr. 

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4052 

Herman Bang 

- Important collection of letters 

Important collection of more than 120 autograph 

letters, telegrams and lettercards sent to Kristian 

and Olga Dahl and signed by Herman Bang. Dated 

between 24 December 1888 to 22 January 1912. 

Sent from Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, 

Germany, Austria, Poland, Russia and the USA. 

The material comprises 72 letters, 5 telegrams 

and 50 postcards including a hitherto unknown 

photographic postcard of Herman Bang (with a 

rare smile) posing with a pantomime group he 

was travelling with in November 1911. Dated 9. 

November 1911. Enclosed 1 autograph letter by 

the Norwegian writer Rosenkrandtz Johnsen to 

Herman Bang + 2 orig. photographs of The Thomas 

D. Dee Hospital, Ogden, Utah where Herman 

Bang died. 

This unique collection covers more than half of Herman 

Bang's lifetime and gives a unique view into 

the art, life and mind of one of the greatest Danish 

writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Bang introduced 

a new impressionistic writing style in Danish 

and European literature. Abroad from Germany to 

Russia his works were at first much more positively 

received than in Denmark and he was a great inspiration 

for many including the author Thomas Mann 

(18751955) and the painter Claude Monet (1840 

1926), who claimed, Bang was the first impressionistic 

writer in the world. 

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The first part of the letters were written from 1888 

1891 to Kristian Dahl (18611934) a journalist friend 

of Bang. These letters are concerned with journalistic 

matters as well as Herman Bang's thoughts when 

writing one of his most acknowledged impressionistic 

novels: "Tine" (1889). The majority of the letters were 

written to Kristian Dahl's wife Olga Dahl (18621915) 

the woman he dedicated his novel "Sommerglæder" 

to in 1902. She became a close friend of Herman 

Bang. The letters uncover new information about 

their close relationship as well as about his hardships 

during his stay in Berlin, were he moved from 1907 

1910 after having been unrightfully critisized and 

scorned for being a homosexual by the Danish author 

and winner of the Nobel Prize, Johannes V. Jensen 

(18481923). 

Also Bang's international life and reputation are 

uncovered in the letters sent from his many travels 

abroad. Especially his last reading tour through most 

of Europe and Russia and his final travel to America 

were he died on 29 January 1912 are described 

in detail. Most of the material here offered for sale 

have never before been accessible to the public. The 

material is the most comprehensive collection of 

autograph material from Herman Bang to be offered 

for sale ever. 

Provenance: The descendants of editor Kristian Dahl 

and his wife Olga Dahl (maiden name Hasselbalch). 

€ 2.7004.050 20.00030.000 



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4053 

Herman Bang - Original photographs 

Collection of 8 original photographs of Herman 

Bang, 2 of which have been inscribed for Olga 

Dahl by Herman Bang. C. 1880's to 1910's. + 1 

orig. photograph of Olga Dahl and 3 orig. photographs 

of her daughter Erna Dahl, c. 1900. Enclosed 

more than 50 original photographs deriving 

from the Dahl and Hasselbalch families. Late 19th 

century to first part of the 20th century. 

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Like his famous literary colleague Hans Christian 

Andersen (18051875), Herman Bang liked to be 

photographed and he developed a certain sinister, 

melancolic and even decadent posture that became 

his trademark. Among the eight photographs here 

presented four have not been registered or published 

before. The photographs of the young Bang, Bang in 

H.C. Andersen posture with a high hat and the two 

"family" photographs of Bang with the two Dahl 

children, Erna and Signe, and two other children have 

hitherto not been registered at The Royal Library in 

Copenhagen. 



€ 1.0501.350 8.00010.000 



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4054 

4054 4054 

Herman Bang - Autograph letter and 

manuscripts 

Collection of 8 autograph manuscripts for poems 

by Herman Bang incl. 7 poems from his work 

"Digte 1889" and one unpublished entitled 

"Hjemliv". In all 14 pages. Enclosed one autograph 

letter by Herman Bang to Kristian Dahl asking him 

about the poems of "Digte", that he sent him. 1 

1/2 pages. Dated 26 December 1889. + Kristian 

Dahl's copy of Herman Bang: Digte. Cph 1889. 1st 

edition. In orig. boards. Spine defect and boards 

loose. 

Seven of the eight manuscripts for poems here presented 

were all published in Herman Bang's collection 

of poems "Digte" in 1889 the only collection of 

poems he ever published. The poems of "Digte" (1889) 

were not as well received by the literary critics as his 

novels. As the letter to Kristian Dahl reveals this came 

as quite a chock for Herman Bang, who felt he had 

put all his literary integrety on the line when writing 

the poems: "De har vel dog nu faaet mine "Digte" som 

sendtes herfra i Søndags? De skulle vel først have 

dem, De, kære gode Dahl, som er den eneste, der ved 

af mere end Gætning om al den Lidelse, der skabte 

dem [...] til mit sidste Suk skal jeg mindes den Haan, 

et "Aftenbladet" tør slynge mod mig. Og man maa tie. 

Hele Bitterheden, hele Gruen i ens Skæbne møder En i 

slige Øjeblikke." 

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The last and unpublished manuscript for the poem 

"Hjemliv" is concerned with authorship and also 

touches on a central theme in Bang's literary production, 

the quiet life: "Kunde jeg finde de ømmeste Ord,/ 

ømme som din Røst/ og bøje dem i de blødeste Fald/ 

bløde som din Lød / da fik jeg vel det Billede malt./ 

Men Ord saa nænsomt ømme, saa ganske blide / 

findes ikke./ Ingen Ord til at male/ stille vort Hjemlivs 

stilfærdige Lykke." 



€ 1.0501.350 8.00010.000 


4055 

Herman Bang - Autograph manuscript 

Large fragment of an autograph manuscript by 

Herman Bang of an article about Henrik Ibsen 

[entitled "Personlige Erindringer om Henrik Ibsen, 

published in Det ny Aarhundrede, vol. 3, Cph 

1906]. With the author's autograph underlinings 

and corrections. 11 pages. Enclosed autograph 

copy of Herman Bang's manuscript. Bound in full 

vellum. 


4055 

Herman Bang was a front figure in promoting Henrik 

Ibsen's (18281906) plays outside the Scandinavian 

countries. In the 1890's he became the first to direct 

Henrik Ibsen's plays abroad, thus introducing Ibsen's 

art to the world. This manuscript fragment deals 

with Herman Bang's relationship with Henrik Ibsen 

and describes Bang's enormous respect for Ibsen as 

playwright and as a man. The manuscript goes into 

detail with Bang's work with Ibsen's plays at Lugné 

Poe's Theatre L'Oevres in Paris in the 1890's. He also 

describes how the introvert playwright reacted at the 

premiere of the play "Bygmester Solness" and how 

Ibsen came up to Bang afterwords and recognized his 

work as a director: "Dette var mit Stykkes Genopstandelse." 

Herman Bang's article on Ibsen was published in the 

now almost forgotten magazine "Det ny Aarhundrede" 

(which was only published in 6 volumes 

between 1903 to 1909) at the time of Ibsen's death 

in 1906. 



€ 8051.050 6.0008.000 



4056 

Herman Bang - Important collection of 

letters 

Important collection of more than 100 autograph 

letters and lettercards sent to his publisher Einar 

Aage Hirschsprung signed by Herman Bang. 

Dated 14 January 1901 to 28 June 1908. Several 

letters not dated. Sent from Denmark and Berlin. 

Enclosed 6 autograph letters written by Herman 

Bang's secretary signed by Herman Bang. Dated 

27 November 1903 to 11 May 1904. + 1 autograph 

letter by Herman bang's sister Nini Holst. 

Not dated. 

The letters in this important collection were written 

from 19011908 to Herman Bang's publisher at Det 

Schubotheske Forlag, Einar Aage Hirschsprung (1869 

1909), the son of Heinrich Hirschsprung, who founded 

the museum Hirschsprungs Samling in Copenhagen. 

The letters document Herman Bang's work with several 

of his most accomplished works in this periode, 

"Ludvigsbakke", "Det graa Hus", "Mikaël", "De uden 

Fædreland" as well as new editions of his earlier and 

most acclaimed works such as "Stuk" and "Ved Vejen". 

Several letters deal with how he wants his early 

works distributed and sold. 

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Also his thoughts about his own literary legacy are 

unfolded he is especially concerned with the literary 

impact of "Stuk". The process of writing fiction opposed 

to articles is also dealt with: "Jeg kan ikke nu 

strax igen mishandle min Hjerne saadan som jeg nu 

maa mishandle den, naar jeg skal skrive Romaner, 

som skal forsvare min Stilling her i Landet og Verden." 

Almost all of the letters reveal the pecuniary problems 

of Herman Bang. In Hirschsprung he found a 

discrete person who sent him money when he was 

haunted by loan sharks and when everyone else 

turned their back to his requests. The pecuniary 

problems, however bad, also seemed to generate a lot 

of new ideas for literary works he could write in order 

to pay his debts to Hirschsprung and others (e.g. 

he describes his work on the unknown work "Kunstnerkonen") 

many of them were never published. 

Provenance: Descendants of the Hirschsprung family. 

€ 2.0002.700 15.00020.000 




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4057 

Herman Bang - Unpublished manuscripts 

Collection of autograph manuscripts with autograph 

corrections by Herman Bang including 25 

autograph manuscript leaves written by Herman 

Bang in minute hand, all numbered. Various sizes. 

[1886] + 13 autograph manuscripts for unpublished 

poems by Herman Bang. Dated 1899-1901. 

21 pages. 

This important collection of unpublished autograph 

manuscripts by Herman Bang includes 25 autograph 

manuscript leaves. The manuscript describes characters 

(e.g. Bernhard Hoff) and scenes that indicate that 

the leaves are fragments of a very early and hitherto 

unknown version of Herman Bang's principal work 

"Stuk" (1887), which Bang wrote from October 1886 

until September 1887. 

During his writing of "Stuk" Bang had several difficulties 

with his publisher Andreas Schou who did not 

aprove of the early versions of the novel. Especially 

the first couple of chapters were problematic and 

were later harshly edited by Schou. Bang had written 

the first two chapters of the novel, whose work title 

at this point was "Bernhard Hoff", in December 1886. 

But material from this early stage has hitherto been 

considered lost (this process is described in detail by F. 

Conrad in "Omkring Stuk", Hårsløf, p. 1634). 

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However the manuscript leaves here presented describe 

several scenes from the final edition of "Stuk" 

in a similar, but recognizable form. Also the manuscript's 

title character, Bernhard Hoff, who Bang later 

renamed Herluf Berg Herman Bang's alter ego is 

described. In December 1886 Bang wrote to his other 

publisher Poul Schubothe Langhoff (who took over 

the publishing of "Stuk" from Schou in the spring 

of 1887): "Bernh. Hoff faar et andet Navn og Bogen 

kaldes Stuk". The manuscript leaves were therefore 

written as early as the fall of 1886 and make out the 

hitherto earliest known version of Herman Bang's 

novel "Stuk". 

The manuscript leaves all have different sizes and 

have all been cut out of larger leaves. When Bang 

edited his own works of fiction, he would cut out 

good parts from earlier versions in order to save himself 

the trouble of writing everything twice (Hårsløf, 

p. 16), thus the manuscript also documents Bang's 

creative process. 


€ 2.0002.700 15.00020.000 



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4058 

Herman Bang - Proof sheets 

Proof sheets for "Det hvide Hus" with autograph 

corrections by Bang. Page 97-156. 1898. + Proof 

sheets for "Det graa Hus" with autograph corrections 

by Bang. Page 3-96. 1901. (2) 

84 

4058 

These two works were partly autobiographical works 

by Herman Bang and some of the most important in 

his late production. Proof sheets of works by Herman 

Bang are only rarely available on the market. 


€ 405670 3.0005.000 


4059 

Herman Bang 

- Proof sheets and manuscripts 

The autograph manuscript for the foreword for 

V.C.S. Topsøe: Jason. 1901. 2nd edition. 9 leaves. 

Signed Herman Bang. + The proof sheets for the 

foreword for V.C.S. Topsøe: Jason. 1901. 2nd 

edition. Page IX-XVI. With autograph corrections 

by Herman Bang. + The proof sheets for 

"En Fortælling om Kærlighed" with autograph 

corrections by Herman Bang. Page 3-133. + Proof 

sheets for the foreword of the second edition of 

"Fædra" with autograph corrections by Herman 

Bang. + The proof sheets for the foreword of 

"Udvalgte fortællinger" with autograph corrections 

by Herman Bang. Title and 2 pages. Enclosed the 

proof sheet for the foreword of Johan Skjoldborg: 

I skyggen. 1903. 2nd edition. With autograph corrections 

by the author. 


4059 

The autograph manuscript for the foreword for 

"Jason" by Vilhelm Topsøe (18401881) documents 

Bang's creative process. When he edited his own 

works, he would cut out good parts from earlier versions 

in order to save himself the trouble of writing 

everything twice: "Manuskriptet kom således til at 

bestå dels af sådanne ofte meget tynde strimler, dels 

af blade af normal størrelse." (Hårsløf, 1977, p. 16). 

Manuscripts and proof sheets of works by Herman 

Bang are only rarely available on the market. 


€ 405670 3.0005.000 



4060 

Herman Bang - Presentation copies 

Collection of 14 1st editions by Herman Bang 

incl. the censored debut Haabløse Slægter. 1880. 

Bound with orig. wrappers in half calf. + Sommerglæder. 

1902. Inscribed for Olga Dahl by Herman 

Bang. In orig. boards, all edges gilt. + De uden 

Fædreland. 1906. Inscribed by Herman Bang. 

Bound in half morocco. + Mikaël. 1904. Inscribed 

for Olga Dahl by Herman Bang. Bound in half morocco. 

+ Det hvide Hus. 1898. Inscribed for Olga 

Dahl. In orig. wrappers, defect. + 10 other 1st editions 

by Bang. All with signs of wear, some with 

defects. Enclosed 3 later editions of Bang's works 

inscribed by the author for Erna and Olga Dahl, 

several newspaper clippings about Herman Bang 

and 26 other works by and on Herman Bang. (43) 

86 

4060 

This collection of Herman Bang's works comprises 

several of his most important works. Several have 

been given as presentation copies to Olga Dahl and 

her daughter Erna by Herman Bang incl. the small 

novel "Sommerglæder" (1889) which is inscribed by 

Herman Bang in print on the dedication leaf for Olga 

Dahl as well as with an autograph inscription for 

her. In Olga's copy of "Det hvide Hus" (1898) Herman 

Bang writes: "Et venligt Minde om et Menneske, der 

holdt uendelig meget af Dem og som snart skal dø 

men vil dø med Tanken paa sine faa Venner." 



€ 270535 2.0004.000 


4061 

Herman Bang - Haabløse Slægter 

Herman Bang: Haabløse Slægter. Cph 1880. 1st 

edition. Some foxing. Bound in fine full decorated 

calf, all edges gilt, in slipcase (Juul-Lassen). 

Haabløse Slægter was Herman Bang's first novel 

which made scandalous headlines when it came out 

due to a description of the relationship between a 

young man and a much older woman, which was 

considered obscene. Bang was ordered to pay a fine 

and the remaining copies of the first printing which 

was only printed in few copies were confiscated. 

Thus later editions of Bang's debut were edited and 

entire passages were cut out. 

€ 270535 2.0004.000 


4061 4062 

4062 

Johannes V. Jensen - Kongens Fald 

Johannes V. Jensen: Kongens Fald. 3 vols. bound 

in one ("Forårets Død", "Den store Sommer", 

"Vinteren"). Cph 1900-1901. 1st editions. Bound 

with orig. wrappers designed by Gudmund Hentze 

in fine full morocco (Juul-Lassen). 

A good copy of the original edition of Johannes V. 

Jensen's (18731950) chief work. Only 1250 copies 

were issued. Copies with original wrappers designed 

by Gudmund Hentze are rare, because the publisher 

(Gyldendal) after the publication rejected Hentze's 

wrappers and rebound the rest of the issues with new 

wrappers. 

€ 405670 3.0005.000 



4063 

Johannes V. Jensen - Den Lange Rejse 

Johannes V. Jensen: Den Lange Rejse. 6 vols. Cph 

1908-22. 1st editions. Uniformly bound with orig. 

wrappers in full morocco, top edges gilt. Minor 

signs of wear. Housed in slipcase. (6) 

"Den Lange Rejse" is one of Johannes V. Jensen's 

major works and includes "Bræen", "Skibet", 

"Nornegæst", "Det tabte Land", "Christoffer Columbus" 

and "Cimbernes Tog". 

€ 405670 3.0005.000 

88 

4063 

4064 

4064 

Johannes V. Jensen - Einar Elkær 

Johannes V. Jensen: Einar Elkær. Cph 1898. 1st 

edition. Bound with orig. wrappers in fine full 

morocco. 

As an established writer Johannes V. Jensen never 

counted in his two first novels "Danskere" (1896) and 

"Einar Elkjær" (1898) in his literary production. 

€ 135270 1.0002.000 


4065 

Johannes V. Jensen - Himmerlandsfolk 

Johannes V. Jensen: Himmerlandsfolk. Cph 1898. 

1st edition. Old stamp on half title. Bound with 

orig. wrappers in fine full morocco. 

Johannes V. Jensen considered "Himmerlandshistorier" 

to be the "real" beginning of his literary activites. 

€ 135270 1.0002.000 


4065 4066 

4066 

Johannes V. Jensen - Autograph letter 

Autograph letter (probably) for the publisher's 

"Høst & Søn" signed by Johannes V. Jensen. 

Dated 1st Dec 1915. Three pages. 

In this letter Johannes V. Jensen describes his literary 

production and he comments on his early works and 

characterizes "Danskere" (1896) and "Einar Elkjær" 

(1898) as "failures". 

€ 135270 1.0002.000 



4067 

Henrik Pontoppidan - Det forjættede Land 

Henrik Pontoppidan: Det forjættede Land. 3 vols. 

Cph 1891-1895. 1st editions. Old name on front 

wrappers. Bound with orig. wrappers in full morocco, 

top edges gilt, in slipcase (Juul-Lassen). (3) 

90 

4067 

"Det forjættede Land" ("The promised Land") is the 

first of the three novels ("Det forjættede Land", 

"LykkePer" and "De Dødes Rige") which are normally 

considered to be Pontoppidan's (18571943) main 

works. "Det forjættede Land" is in three parts: "Muld" 

(1891), "Det forjættede Land" (1892) and "Dommens 

Dag" (1895). In 1917 Henrik Pontoppidan was 

rewarded for his work and was awarded the Nobel 

Prize for literature for his authentic descriptions of 

presentday life in Denmark. 

€ 405670 3.0005.000 


4068 

Henrik Pontoppidan - Lykke-Per 

Henrik Pontoppidan: Lykke-Per. 8 vols. Cph 1898- 

1904. All 1st editions. One vol. with old names 

on half title. All bound with orig. wrappers in full 

morocco, housed in box (Juul-Lassen). (8) 


4068 

First edition of perhaps Henrik Pontoppidan's most 

famous novel. 

€ 405670 3.0005.000 



4069 

Hans Jæger - A Norwegian rebel 

Hans Jæger: Syk Kjærlighet. Paris 1893. 1st edition. 

Bound with orig. wrappers in half morocco, 

with top edge gilt and the blindstamped mark of 

P. Christiansen on the front board. Binding with 

signs of wear and spine faded. Enclosed Jæger: 

Fra Kristiania-Bohêmen. 2 vols. Kristiania 1885. 

Bound in half morocco (Jacob Baden). (3) 

92 

4069 

Hans Jæger (18541910), the Norwegian writer, anarchist 

and bohemian was a central part of the Oslo 

(then Kristiania) based bohemian group "Kristianiabohêmen". 

In 1886 Jæger was prosecuted for his 

book "Fra Kristianiabohemen" and convicted to 60 

days imprisonment. 

€ 270535 2.0004.000 


4070 

Knut Hamsun - Sult 

Knut Hamsun: Sult. Cph 1890. 1st edition. Stamp 

on half title. Bound in half morocco. 

The Norwegian author Knut Hamsun (18591952) is 

considered to be the "father of modern literature". 

He published his first and principal novel in 1890, the 

psychological novel "Sult" ("Hunger"). In 1920 he was 

awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. 

€ 135270 1.0002.000 


4070 4071 

4071 

Knut Hamsun - Pan 

Knut Hamsun: Pan. Cph 1894. 1st edition. Bound 

with orig. wrappers in half morocco (Juul-Lassen). 

Name removed from front wrapper. Top edge gilt. 

"Pan" is written while Knut Hamsun lived in Paris and 

it remains one of his most famous works today. 

€ 270535 2.0004.000 



4072 

The artistic Skagen 

Large collection of more than 550 letters, photographs 

and postcards (c. 80 autograph letters 

and cards, 150 postcards, mostly unwritten and 

350 orig. photograps, mostly with Hansen-Larsen 

annotations on versos) from Skagen. C. 1900. 

The collection includes autograph letters from 

Michael Ancher, Carl Locher, Anna Ancher, Joakim 

Skougaard, Laurits Tuxen, Alba Schwartz, Holger 

Drachmann, Helga Ancher and Anne Marie Carl- 

Nielsen. All written to Chr. Hansen Larsen between 

1910-1920. Enclosed several royal autograph 

acknowledgments and 4 printed publications by 

Chr. Hansen Larsen. 

94 

4072 

All the letters and photographs here presented have 

been collected by the Danish Chr. Hansen Larsen 

(18721949). He was a teacher, journalist and cantor 

who dedicated most of his life to Skagen and the 

exceptional atmosphere there. Later he became the 

president of Skagen tourist association. The collection 

gives an interesting view into the bohemian lifestyle 

and unique artistic culture which flourished in 

Skagen around 1900. A great deal of the photographs 

also document the life of the local residents as well 

as interiors and photographs used as originals for 

paintings by the famous artists living in Skagen. The 

collection is of great importance for both the local 

and art historical societies in Skagen. 

Provenance: The Danish Skagen enthusiast Chr. 

Hansen Larsen. 

€ 8051.050 6.0008.000 


4073 

Carl Nielsen - Musical seeds for children 

Autograph letter signed by Carl Nielsen for 

Hansen-Larsen. Dated Frederecia, 27.08.1918. 2 

1/2 pages. Enclosed postcard photograph of Carl 

Nielsen on Skagen. C. 1918. Size 7,2 x 13,5 cm. 


4073 

In this letter the Danish composer Carl Nielsen (1865 

1931) thanks HansenLarsen for his enthusiasm [concerning 

Carl Nielsen and Thomas Laub's (18521927) 

"En Snes danske Viser" (1917)]. He also stresses the 

importance of children's education in music: "Hvad 

der også glæder mig meget er, at De indøver Viserne 

i Skolen med Børnene, ja, det er jo af endnu større 

Betydelse, at Børn lærer dem end at Voksne kjøber og 

synger dem. [...] disse Viser er smaa Sædekorn. Men 

saa gælder det om, at de bliver saaede i den rette 

Jordbund og det gør De altsaa nu." 

€ 405670 3.0005.000 



4074 

The Thiele Family - Autograph letters 

Large collection of more than 500 letters coming 

from the Danish author and collector of Danish 

folk-tales, Just Mathias Thiele and his family in 

particular Just Thiele (1823-1876) the nephew to 

Just Mathias Thiele. The collection includes autograph 

letters from king Christian VIII (Christian 

Frederik), Ole Johan Freuchen, P.A. Tutein, Cecilia 

Höyer, Daniel Frederik Eschricht, H. Smidth, Hans 

Holm, Adam Christoffer Fabricius, Nicolaj Holten, 

Johanne [Mangor] Holten and many others. 

Enclosed 4 books, incl. J.M. Thiele: Vragstykker af 

et Digterskib. Cph 1848. Inscribed by the author to 

Nicolai Abraham Holten, 1848. Orig. cloth, worn. 

Moreover enclosed album with 80 scraps. C. 1880. 

With the signature of Ida Thiele. 

96 

4074 

Just Mathias Thiele (17951874) was one of the 

central figures in the Danish Golden Age. As an art 

historian, collector of folklore, publisher of "Danish 

Folktale" (181823), a patron of arts and founder 

of The Royal Collection of Prints and Drawings in 

Copenhagen his career was outstanding. His work 

was strongly supported by prince Christian VIII and 

the letters in the collection bear witness to their 

close correspondence and relationship. Thiele's letter 

archive is an important source for illuminating 

the artistic environment in the Danish Golden Age. 

Besides letters from the essential artists and cultural 

figures of the period, the material also contains letters 

and documentation from Just Thiele (18231876) 

the nephew of Just Mathias Thiele. He inherited the 

printing house "H.H. Thieles Bogtrykkeri" after his 

father in 1846 and he ran the business with great 

success. A great deal of his bussiness came from the 

Danish state and included the printing of stamps and 

bank notes. "H.H. Thieles Bogtrykkeri" also printed 

popular books such as "Folkekalender for Danmark" 

(185276) (People's Calendar of Denmark) as well as 

many first printings of H.C. Andersen's famous fairy 

tales. 

Provenance: Descendants of Just Mathias Thiele. 

€ 1.0501.350 8.00010.000 



4074 



4075 

H.C. Andersen - The Thiele family 

H.C. Andersen: Lykke-Peer. Cph 1870. 1st edition. 

Inscribed by the author on flyleaf to Just Mathias 

Thiele. Inscribed by previous owners [Just Emil 

Thiele and Ida Thiele] on front flyleaf. Bound in 

cont. half morocco. + Historier. Cph 1853. 1st 

ed. Inscribed by the author on front flyleaf to 

Just Mathias Thiele. With previous owner's name 

and with previous owner's stamp. Bound in full 

cloth. Enclosed Årets tolv Maaneder. Cph 1833 + 

Kjærlighed paa Nicolai Taarn. Cph 1829 + Thiele: 

Bertel Thorvaldsen. All 1st editions, all with previous 

owners names written on half title, title, or on 

front flyleaf. All in various bindings, worn. (5) 

98 

4075 4075 

H.C. Andersen (18051875) became acquainted with 

the Thiele family through Just Mathias Thiele who 

was a very important person to the young and promising 

writer. In Thiele's memoirs he describes his first 

impression and meeting with the younger Andersen 

like this: "Og hvad hed saa denne Dreng? Nu kan 

man med Glæde og med Taarer i Øiet sige det uden 

at fornærme eller i nogen Maade at nedsætte ham, 

nu, da han er blevet en Yndlingsdigter, ikke blot i Danmark, 

men næsten over hele Guds grønne Jord ! Det 

var Hans Christian Andersen ! Men han var min Ven, 

førend han blev verdensberømt, og førend man i hans 

Fødeland havde faaet Øinene op for den i ham boende 

Genius". Thiele: "Af mit livs Aarbøger" (1820). 

The books here presented have passed to different 

members of the Thiele family through the years. One 

of the previous owners Ida Thiele, was a descendant 

to the "first" Ida Thiele (183035) (the daugther of 

Just Mathias Thiele) who was source of inspiration for 

H.C. Andersens's fairytale "Den lille Idas Blomster" 

(1835). 

Provenance: Descendants of Just Mathias Thiele. 

€ 1.3502.000 10.00015.000 


4076 

The first Danish children's book 

O.O. Bagge: Fabler for Börn. Vol. I-III. Cph 1831- 

33. Three text pamphlets and three pamphlets 

with in all 75 handcoloured engraved plates. Each 

volume housed in the orig. cardboard slipcases 

(one defective). All collected in morocco box. 


4076 

The creator of "Fabler for Börn", which has been 

called the first "real" Danish children's book, was the 

engraver O.O. Bagge (17801836). Bagge planned 

to publish 4 volumes but only 3 were published. The 

work was to expensive to make and it could not compete 

with the much cheaper children's books which 

were imported from Germany. 

Bagge's close friend Eckersberg (17831853), one of 

the pioneers in the Golden Age of Danish painting has 

drawn several of the illustrations (5, 9, 20, 24, 33, 40, 

49 and 66 + rear wrappers.) "Fabler for Börn" is described 

and illustrated in Vibeke Stybe: "Fra billedark 

til børnbog", p. 4041. 

Provenance: Bent W. Dahlstrøm, formerly of Oscar 

David's collection. 

€ 1.0501.350 8.00010.000 



4077 

Rare edition of Huitfeldt's Danish chronicle 

Arrild Huitfeldt: Danmarkcis Rigis Krønnicke. 10 

vols. Printed by Mads Vingaard, Henrich Waldkirch, 

Hans Stockelmann and Niels Michelsen from 

1595-1604. 1st editions. All bound in later full 

decorated calf. (10) 

100 

4077 

The complete set of all 10 volumes of Arrild Huitfeldt's 

Danish chronicle are only rarely offered for 

sale, especially when bound in beautiful uniform 

bindings like these. "These ten volumes [...] relate the 

history of Denmark from the legendary King Dan and 

up to the death of Christian III, January I, 1559. They 

were written historically in reverse during the years 

1595 to 1603 by the Chancellor of Denmark, Arrild 

Huitfeldt (15461609)." Thesaurus # 220229. 

€ 2.0002.700 15.00020.000 



4077 



4078 

Chronicles of Holstein 

4078 4079 

Andrea Angelus: Holsteinische Chronica. 2 vols. in 

one. Leipzig 1597. With 4 full-page woodcuts, 8 

woodcut town views, 13 portraits, 1 (of 2) woodcut 

maps and numerous heraldic figures. Dampstaining 

only to one page. Some annotations in 

contemporary hand. Bound in contemporary half 

calf. + Johann Petersen: Chronica Oder Zeitbuch 

der Lande zu Holsten [...]. Lübeck 1599. Bound in 

contemporary half calf. (2) 

A historic description of the nobility of Holstein, richly 

illustrated with woodcut portraits, heraldic figures, 

town views and an early map of Jutland and Holstein. 

Provenance: HolsteinHolsteinborg (stamp on title 

page). 

€ 1.0501.350 8.00010.000 

102 

4079 

Danish Kings 

[Albert Haelwegh]: Regum daniæ icones [...]. [No 

place 1646]. With engraved title and 103 engraved 

plates. Portrait of Christian IV (no. 102) cut and 

mounted on page. Bound in half calf. Worn with 

loose hinges. 

This work is richly illustrated with all the Danish Kings 

from King Dan to Christian IV. This rare copy has one 

additional engraved plate of Queen Herthe. Thesaurus 

# 474. 

€ 8051.050 6.0008.000 


4080 

4080 

Chr. IV in masterbinding 

Niels Slange: Den stormægtigste Konges Christian 

den Fierdes Historie. Cph 1749. Folio. With 

engraved portrait of Slange engraved by Chr. Fr. 

Fritzsch (lacking portrait of Christian IV). Minor 

spotting and browning. A few leaves with 

marginal, small dampstaining in upper left corner. 

Bound in full decorated morocco, all edges gilt, 

minor signs of wear. 


4080 

Niels Pedersen Slange (16561737 ) was a Danish 

high official and historian. His description of the 

reign of the Danish king Christian IV (15771648) 

from 1749 is a principal work in Danish history. Bibl. 

Danica III, 68. 

€ 1.3502.000 10.00015.000 



4081 

16th century medical studies 

Henrick Smidt: En skøn Nyttelig Lægebog indhollendis 

atskillige mange skøne forfarne Lægedomme 

[...]. Cph: [Hans Vingaard] 1557. 1st printing. 

With woodcut title. 48 leaves. Some browning 

and marginal dampstaining. Bound in full paper. 

+ L. Friese: En liden Bog om Menniskens Vand 

och anden naturlig afgang [...]. Malmø 1557. 

Translated by Henrick Smidt. With woodcut title. 

16 leaves. Some browning and marginal dampstaining. 

Bound in full vellum. (2) 

Rare first printing of Henrick Smidt's medical manual 

for surgeons from the 16th century. Smidt's medical 

books were among the earliest printed in Denmark. 

Thesaurus # 265. 

€ 8051.050 6.0008.000 

104 

4081 

4082 

4082 

First edition of Winslow's anatomy 

Jaques-Benigne Winslow: Exposition anatomique 

de la structure du corps humain. Paris: G. Desprez 

et J. Desessartz 1732. 1st edition. With 4 engraved 

folding plates. Some foxing and underlinings to a 

couple of pages. Owner stamp on last page. Autograph 

names on title. Bookplate on inner front 

board. Bound in contemporary full calf. Spine with 


JacquesBenigne Winslow or Jacob B. Winsløw was 

a Danish born anatomist who moved to France, 

converted to Catholicism and became a professor of 

anatomy i Paris. This is the first edition of his main 

work. 

€ 405670 3.0005.000 


4083 

Early work on sports and gymnastics 

Hieronymi Mercurialis: Opuscula Aurea, et selectiora 

[...]. Venice 1644. Folio. Illustrated with 

26 half-page woodcuts in the text by Cristoforo 

Coriolano. Corner of a couple of pages cut. Bound 

in half calf. Spine restored. Binding with signs of 

wear and spine with dampstaining. 


4083 4083 

The Italian philologist and physician Hieronymi 

Mercurialis (15301606) studied the ancient culture 

of excercise and diet and developed one of the earliest 

theories on physical therapy. This Venitian edition 

of his principal work, "De arte Gymnastica", is richly 

illustrated with woodcuts by Cristoforo Coriolano depicting 

athletes playing all sorts of games and doing 

gymnastics e.g. wrestling and rope climbing. 

€ 535805 4.0006.000 



4084 

Religious orders - Fine engravings 

4084 4084 

[Heylot and Bullot]: Histoire des ordres monastiques, 

religieux et militaires, et des congregations 

seculieres [...]. Paris: Gosselin 1714-1719. 8 vols. 

Illustrated with 812 engraved plates. Bookplate 

on inner paste down. All plates clean, dampstaining 

to a few leaves in lower right part of a few 

volumes. Bound in nice uniform contemporary full 

calf. (8) 

106 

Pierre Helyot (16601716) was a Franciscan friar and 

historian. His work on religious orders is of great importance, 

being the first repertory of information for 

the general history of the religious orders up to the 

end of the 17th century. The work is richly illustrated 

with engravings showing the dress of the various 

orders. Heylot was engaged in collecting materials for 

the work in Italy and France and the project occupied 

him for about twentyfive years. Helyot died in 1716, 

before the fifth volume appeared, but his friend Maximilien 

Bullot completed the work. 

€ 1.3502.000 10.00015.000 


4085 

Celebrated work on weapons 

Jacob de Gheyn: Maniement d'Armes, 

d'Arquebuses, Mosquets et Picques [...]. 3 vols. in 

one. Amsterdam: Robert D. Baudous 1608 [1607]. 

Folio. With engraved title + [6] leaves + 114 (of 

117) engraved plates. With marginal dampstaining. 

Bound in contemporary full vellum, binding with 



4085 4085 

First French edition of this celebrated manual which 

was widely used throughout the continent during the 

17th century. 

€ 2.7004.050 20.00030.000 



4086 

Flora Danica 

Georg Christian Oeder and others (eds.): Icones 

Plantarum sponte nascentium in Regnis Daniæ et 

Norvegiæ, in Ducatibus Slesvici et Holsattiæ, et in 

Comitatibus Oldenburgui et Delmenhorstiæ: Ad 

illustrandum opus [...] Floræ Danicæ [...]. 17 vols. 

plus 3 supplementary parts bound in one volume, 

num. I-CDXXX (first 20 plates not in numerical 

order). In all 18 vols. Copenhagen 1761-1883, the 

supplementary parts published 1853, 1865 and 

1874. Folio. Complete with 3240 orig. handcoloured 

engraved plates of plants (a few plates 

only partly handcoloured, only 2/3 of plates 

handcoloured in vol. 15). All plates numbered (and 

annotated with the name of the plant or flower 

in the first 6 vols.). The first 3 vol. with all text 

pages collected in the beginning, the rest with the 

text pages parted in 3. Vol. X with printer's error 

on title page. Title page in vol. 4 restored. Several 

vols. with bookplate on versos of flyleaves or half 

titles. Minor spotting only to a few plates. Bound 

in half morocco. Most volumes worn, 8 vols. with 

loose frontboards or defective hinges. (18) 

108 

4086 4086 

"Flora Danica" is the most extensive illustrated work 

in the Danish history of printing with 3240 handcoloured 

engravings of Danish plants and flowers. 

Georg Christian Oeder (172891) was the first director 

of the Danish Botanical Garden and as part of this 

job he planned the monumental work "Flora Danica" 

which was completed in 1883, nearly 120 years after 

the first part was issued. 

Oeder was fired as editor in 1772 and replaced by the 

zoologist O.F. Müller. Eleven different botanists after 

Müller were in charge of publishing "Flora Danica". 

€ 40.50053.500 300.000400.000 



4086 



4087 

Handcoloured roses 

4087 4087 

John Lindley: Rosarum Monographia, or a Botanical 

History of Roses. London 1830. Second 

edition. 8vo. Illust. with 18 handcoloured and one 

uncoloured engraved plates. Browning. Bound 

in full morocco, binding restored and with signs 

of wear. Old bookplate on inner front board. All 

edges gilt. 

110 

John Lindley (17991865) was an English botanist. 

He impressed everyone when he in 1820 published 

"Rosarum Monographia" illustrated with his own 

drawings. It was a remarkable achievement for a 

botanist aged only 22. 

€ 8051.050 6.0008.000 


4088 

Masterwork on Danish architecture 

Laurids de Thurah: Le Vitruve Danois/ Den Danske 

Vitruvius. Indeholder Grundtegninger, Opstalter, 

og Giennemsnitter af de merkværdigste Bygninger 

i Kongeriget Dannemark. 2 vols. Cph 1746-49. 

Folio. Text and plates in separate bindings. One 

plate with minor repair, some leaves affected by 

minor dampstaining in lower left corner, minor 

spot (on the edge) to a few pages. Bound in full 

calf bindings. (2) 


4088 4088 

Laurids de Thurah (170659) was the principal representative 

of Baroque architecture in Denmark. This is 

his monumental masterwork on Danish architecture, 

complete with 281 engraved plates by the Germans 

Michael Keyl and C.L. Wüst. Bibl. Dan. II, 602; Graesse 

VII,153; Brunet V, 851. 

€ 2.4002.700 18.00020.000 



4089 

The architecture of Sct. Peter's Basilica 

Gio. Battista Costaguti: Architettura della basilica 

di S. Pietro in Vaticano [...]. Rome 1684. Folio. 

Richly illustrated with engraved frontispiece and 

32 engraved plates and plans, mostly double-page. 

Some foxing and marginal dampstaining affecting 

some plates. Two plates with tear. Library 

stamp on front and back flyleaves. Bound in full 

calf decorated with gilt monogram, all edges gilt. 

Binding with staining and signs of wear. 

112 

4089 

The brilliant work of the architects of the Sct. Peter's 

Basilica in Rome, Michelangelo (14751564), Lazzari 

Bramante (14441541) and Carlo Maderni (1556 

1629) and others, is documented in the impressive 

doublepage engravings of this rare work on the 

architecture of Sct. Peter's Basilica. 


in Hillerød. 

€ 1.3502.000 10.00015.000 



4089 



4090 

Roman amphitheaters 

Carlo Fontana: L'Anfiteatro Flavio. The Hague: 

Isaco Vaillant 1725. Folio. Illustrated with engraved 

title vignette and 24 engraved plates. Minor 

foxing to text. Library stamp to flyleaf. Bound 

in contemporary full calf with gilt monogram. 

Binding with signs of wear. 

114 

4090 

The famous Italian architect Carlo Fontana (1634 

1714) was in part responsible for the classicizing 

direction taken by late Baroque Roman architecture. 


in Hillerød. 

€ 1.3502.000 10.00015.000 


4091 

Classic by Vignola 

Iacomo Barazzio Vignola: Regola de cingue ordini 

d'architettura [...] libro primo et originale. Rome: 

Gio. Battista de Rossi [1617]. Engraved throughout. 

With engraved frontispiece with portrait of 

Vignola and 36 numbered plates (from I-XXXVI, 

number I and II engraved dedication plates). 

Bound with Iacomo Barozzi Vignola: Alcune opere 

d'architettura. Rome: Francesco Villamena 1617. 

Engraved throughout. With engraved title and 

15 engraved plates. Bound in contemporary full 

vellum. 


4091 4091 

Iacomo Barazzio Vignola's (150773) was a leading 

architect in Italy in the 16th century. His work 

"Regola de cingue ordini d'architettura" ("Rules of the 

five orders of architecture") has influenced architects 

during centuries. 


in Hillerød. 

€ 1.0501.350 8.00010.000 



4092 

Roman church architecture 

4092 4092 

[G.G. de Rossi]: Insignium Romæ templorum 

prospectus exteriores interioresque a celebrioribus 

architectis inventi [...]. [Rome: G.G. de Rossi 

1684]. Folio. With 71 engraved plates. Lacking 

title. Library stamp on inner front boards and back 

flyleaf. Marginal dampstaining to several plates. 

Bound in half vellum. Binding worn, inner hinges 

loose. 

116 

The engravings of this first edition depict the church 

architecture of notable artists like Michelangelo, 

Fontana, Vignola, Borromini and others. 


in Hillerød. 

€ 1.0501.350 8.00010.000 


4093 

17th century classicism 

Giovanni Pietro Bellori: Veteres arcus Augustorum 

triumphis insignes. Rome 1690. 1st edition. 

With engraved dedication and 46 engraved plates, 

several double-page. 4 plates loose. Foxing to first 

couple of pages. Marginal dampstaining to first 

part of the book. Library stamp on front flyleaf 

and inner back board. Bound in full calf. Binding 

with signs of wear and spine damaged. 


4093 

The vibrant engravings of this first edition were made 

by the Italian draughtsman and engraver Pietro Santi 

Bartoli (16351700), who worked with the author of 

this work G.P. Bellori (16131696) on several occasions. 

Bellori was a leading theorist of 17th century 

classicism. Bellori and Bartoli aimed in their works to 

preserve ancient culture by recording it in text and 

engravings. 


in Hillerød. 

€ 8051.050 6.0008.000 



4094 

4094 4094 

Margrethe II of Denmark 

- Autograph letters 

Large collection of more than 50 autograph letters 

and letter cards signed by Queen Margrete II. Written 

from she was 5-6 years to 31 (1971). Several 

illustrated with small orig. drawings. Moreover 50 

autograph letters signed by princess Anne-Marie 

or princess Benedikte and 60 autograph letters 

signed by Queen Ingrid and others. All letters in 

orig. and envelopes with stamps. 

118 

All the letters are sent to Helvig Lütken, who was employed 

as nanny at Amalienborg 1942. The collection 

includes employment papers and papers concerning 

the princess's upbringing. The contents of the letters 

give an interesting glimpse of the royal family and 

everyday life in the royal manors. The collection 

confirms the public perceptions of the Danish royal 

family as gifted and loving. 

Provenance: Queen Margrethe's nanny, Helvig Lütken. 

€ 2.0002.700 15.00020.000 


4095 CD 

4095 

4095 

Margrethe II of Denmark 

- Children's drawings 

Four original drawings made by Queen Margrethe 

II, done when she was around 12 years. The drawings 

depict flower fairies and are painted with 

pencil and water color, each measure 14 x 18 cm. 

In addition, an early drawing of a house (1945), 

colored pencil, measuring 19 x 17 cm, signed. M. 

+ A Christmas sketch, "The three kings", crayon, 

21 x 10 cm, signed. M-61. With greetings from 

Margrethe to Helvig [Lütken]. Enclosed envelope. 

(6) 


4095 

The drawings show that Queen Margrethe II already 

at a very early age had a big creative talent and a 

confident own style. 

Provenance: Queen Margrethe's nanny, Helvig Lütken. 

€ 1.3502.000 10.00015.000 


S C R A P S 

THE GLOSSY 

DREAM 

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Glossy picture scraps with intriguing 

motives have fascinated collectors of all 

ages since they first appeared around 

1860. The following pages present one 

of the largest and most well preserved 

collections of early printed scraps from 

the 19th century to be offered for sale 

in Denmark in many years – the Jan 

Hansen Scrap Collection. 

The almost 2500 scraps in this unique collection 

of Danish and European scraps have 

been collected through a life time. Many of 

the scraps were acquired from the sales of 

prominent Danish scrap collections such as 

Vibeke Stybe’s and Estrid Faurholt’s collections 

(later in the Lego Toy Collection), both 

of whom were authors of publications on 

scraps and pictorial books of the 19th century. 

The material comprises scraps from the 

early illustrated broad sheets of the early part 

of the 19th century to the glossy pictures 

of the late 19th and early 20th century. The 

vastness and variety of motives, sizes and 

styles give an intriguing and rare insight 

into the almost forgotten pictorial world of 

the 19th century – from romantic sceneries, 

exo tic landscapes, enchanting children and 

angels to fairies, elfs and circus clowns. 

Early printed scraps 

From the beginning of the 19th century, it 

was a custom in many European homes to 

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FOCUS 

PICTURES 

- Scraps of the 19th Century 

cut out pictures and glue them into albums 

making neatly ordered picture books with 

pictures of children doing household chores, 

soldiers at war and exotic sights etc. At first 

the albums were pasted with engravings 

(woodcut or copperplate) cut out from illustrated 

broad sheets printed in black and 

white. With the invention and development 

of a new lithographic printing technique 

in the first part of the century, the pictures 

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SCRAPS 

became more advanced and also more accessible. 

From the 1840s the invention of a 

chromolithographic process allowed printers 

to make colour printed pictures. 

The first colour scraps 

The prints made in the 1840s and 1850s 

were still quite primitive compared to later 

because the printing process was so elaborate: 

when making prints in colour, every 

colour needed its own stone plate, thus 

colour pictures were also quite expensive to 

print. But later the process became much 

more efficient and a world of colours were 

introduced to the printers and the public. The 

printers immediately saw the opportunity of 

selling colourful pictures to the many collectors: 

at first, mainly adults, only in the latter 

part of the century did it become a hobby for 

children. 

The glossy pictures 

Around 1860 the first elaborate colour scraps 

with glossy surfaces appeared. In these years 

the scraps were small and rectangular and 

made in sheets to cut out with scissors. The 

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motives were dreamy and sentimental depicting 

children and romantic couples and held 

in pastel colours, some were even decorated 

with gilded frames and tinsel. Later the 

printing technique became even more refined 

and the scraps were embossed and surplus 

paper was cut off around the edges which 

gave the scraps a new dimension and range 

of motives. 

The golden age of scraps 

From the 1860 and to the 1910s the production, 

quality and fascination with the shiny 

pictures peaked – they were widely used for 

decorating albums, small decorative boxes, 

jars, furniture, screens as well as cakes and 

greeting cards. The world famous Danish fairy 

tale writer Hans Christian Andersen (1805- 

1875) was also enchanted by the scraps. He 

made both picture albums for children and 

decorated large screens using various kinds 

of scraps. But even though the tradition of 

decorating with scraps was widespread and 

they were printed in thousands and thousands 

of sheets, the ephemeral nature of the 

scraps has made these early originally printed 

lithographic pictures of the 19th century 

increasingly rare on the market. 



F O C U S 

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4096 

The golden age of scraps 

Important collection of more than 500 originally 

printed scraps from the 1860s to the 1890s. The 

collection includes a broad variety of scraps from 

miniature to large scale figures, primarily the early 

rectangular shaped scraps. The smallest scrap 

measures 2 x 1,5 cm, the largest 20,7 x 16,5 cm. 

Some mounted on cardboard. Among the themes 

are several early motifs with gilded frame and 

tinsel, English and Danish members of the royal 

family, sentimental motifs, religious motifs, angels, 

exotic landscapes and people, soldiers, children 

playing, portraits of women, flowers, animals and 

ships. 

124 

4096 

Early scraps of the 1860s and 1870s were characterized 

by being rectangular, printed in sheets to cut out 

by the collectors themselves. The shiny surface comes 

from a glossy membrane or film that was glued on 

after the printing often the membrane has fallen off 

leaving the edges of these early scraps slighly curled. 

Not until the 1870s did the printers begin to make 

scraps with glossy, embossed surfaces. Faurholt, p. 

611. 

Provenance: Several scraps derive from the Karen 

Schou Scrap Collection, later in the Jan Hansen Scrap 

Collection. 

€ 2.4002.700 18.00020.000 


4096 


4096 

4096 


4096


4097 

The scraps of Estrid Faurholdt 

Collection of more than 350 originally printed 

clippings and scraps from the 1820s to c. 1900. 

The collection includes 29 clippings from the 

early 19th century, more than 100 scraps from the 

1860s and more than 230 from the 1870s to c. 

1900. The collection includes a broad variety of 

scraps from miniature to large scale portraits. The 

smallest scrap measures 1,8 x 1,5 cm, the largest 

20,5 x 15 cm. Several mounted on cardboard. 

Among the motifs are romantic, sentimental 

motifs, exotic landscapes and people, soldiers, 

children, flowers, animals and ships. 

126 

4097 

The scrap historian and collector Estrid Faurholdt 

(19001987) was one of the most well known Danish 

collectors of early clippings and scraps in Denmark. 

Her collection was earlier in the "Lego toy and scrap 

collection" which for a number of years was exhibited 

at the Lego museum in the Legoland park in Denmark. 

Later the entire collection including the scraps was 

sold at auction in America. Faurholt was also known 

as the author of one of the only Danish works on the 

history of scraps "De kære små billeder". 

Provenance: Estrid Faurholt's collection, The Lego Toy 

Collection and later in the Jan Hansen Scrap Collection. 

€ 2.4002.700 18.00020.000 



4097 



4098 

Unique fairy tale scrap album 

4098 4098 

Album mounted with more than 700 orignally 

printed scraps from the 1860s to the 1890s. 

Mostly German scraps. The album mostly contains 

fairy tale series incl. Snowwhite, Little Red 

Ridinghood and many others, religious stories and 

series of different crafts, angels and children, all 

neatly mounted on the pages. Album bound in 

full red cloth, with owner name on boards and 

stamped on flyleaf. Some wear. 

128 

This early scrap album is made as a unique picture 

book with the pages mounted with fairy tales, myths 

and religious tales as well as series of the different 

seasons, children doing different crafts and much 

more. 

Mounting scraps neatly in scrap albums was a popular 

past time occupation for children as well as grown 

ups in the 19th century. Faurholt p. 2829. 

Provenance: The Jan Hansen Scrap Collection 

€ 1.3501.600 10.00012.000 


4099 

4099 

Fairy tales for children 

Collection of more than 340 orignally printed 

scraps from the 1860s to c. 1910. The collection 

includes a broad variety of scraps and 3 uncut 

scrap sheets. The smallest scrap measures 0,8 x 0,9 

cm, the largest 9,7 x 13,1 cm. Several mounted on 

cardboard. Among the motifs are several early fairy 

tale series incl. Vilhelm Tell, Little Red Ridinghood 

and Robinson Crusoe with Danish text. Also included 

are several scraps with children. 


4099 

Fairy tales depicted on scraps were often made as 

early versions of strip cartoons. This collection includes 

some of the popular series, several are printed 

with Danish text, which is rare. Faurholt p. 36. 

Provenance: Several of the scraps come from Vibeke 

Stybe's collection and Karen Schou's Collection. Later 

in The Jan Hansen Scrap Collection 

€ 535805 4.0006.000 



4100 

Father Christmas and his helpers 

One of the earliest orignally printed scraps of 

Father Christmas, printed approximately 1860s. 

4,4 x 3 cm. 1860s. Mounted on cardboard. Enclosed 

large collection of more than 180 originally 

printed scraps from the 1870s to the early 20th 

century. The collection includes a broad variety of 

scraps from miniature motifs to large figures and 

3 uncut scrap sheets. The smallest scrap measures 

3,8 x 2,0 cm, the largest 32,5 x 14,5 cm. Some 

mounted on cardboard. The motifs mostly depict 

Father Christmas with presents or children, often 

standing or riding by car, train or Zeppelin. Also 

included are several scraps of Father Christmas' 

helpers: angels, elfs and children, several in large 

format. 

130 

4100 4100 

Rare early Father Christmas 

scrap of the 1860s. 

One of the most popular mythic figures in Western 

culture, Father Christmas, was also a popular scrap 

figure during the golden age of scraps. The figure 

was first portrayed on scraps in the 1860s, but scraps 

depicting Father Christmas are extremely rare from 

this early period. Not even the Danish scrap historian 

and collector Estrid Faurholt owned one: "Julemanden 

har vi nær glemt, og han har dog troligt været med. 

I 1860'erne og 1870'erne har jeg ikke set nogen. Et 

af de rigtige, store, dejlige juletræer er nu en formue 

værd. " (Faurholt, s. 17, 2021). 

As this collection documents Father Christmas' image 

changes quite a bit during the years from a bearded 

man with a hat dressed in various colours to the 

more jovial representation dressed in red and white 

colours, that was introduced in the beginning of the 

20th century even before CocaCola made this type 

of representation the common stereotype with their 

adds depicting a CocaCola drinking Santa Claus in 

1931. 

Provenance: The early scrap of Father Christmas 

printed in the 1860s was earlier in the collection of 

Vibeke Stybe, author of "Fra billedark til billedbog". 

Later in the Jan Hansen Scrap Collection. 

€ 1.6002.000 12.00015.000 



4100 



4101 

Angels from heaven 


scraps from the 1870s to c. 1910. The collection 

includes a broad variety of scraps from miniature 

to large scale figures and 12 uncut scrap sheets. 

The smallest scrap measures 2,3 x 2 cm, the largest 

29 x 14,5 cm. Among the motifs are many 

early Raphaels angels, angels in winther clothing, 

sentimental angel motifs and many more, several 

with tinsel. 

132 

4101 

This collection of scraps contains several early, original 

printings of one of the most popular scrap motifs 

of all times: the putti of Raphael. This Renaissance 

motif became a popular Christmas scrap in the late 

19th century and it still is. The figures were taken 

from the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael's (1483 

1520) painting of The Sistine Madonna. Faurholt p. 

14 and 29. 

Provenance: The Jan Hansen Scrap Collection. 

€ 2.0002.400 15.00018.000 



4101 



4102 

Insects and animals 


scraps from the 1870s to the early 20th century. 

The collection includes a broad variety of scraps 

from miniature to large scale figures. The smallest 

scrap measures 1 x 4,2 cm, the largest 23,8 x 17,2 

cm. Among the motifs are butterflies, insects, 

birds, cats, dogs, horses and a range of exotic 

animals. 

134 

4102 

Scraps of insects and animals were often neatly 

mounted on the pages of children's scrap albums. 

Animals and butterflies were often used as decorative 

features, almost like flowers. Faurholt, p. 3032. 


€ 8051.050 6.0008.000 


4103 

Flowers and children 


scraps from the 1870s to the early 20th century. 

The collection includes a broad variety of scraps 

from miniature to large scale figures. The smallest 

scrap measures 2,7 x 5,5 cm, the largest 12 x 

16,6 cm. Among the motifs are children playing, 

baskets with flowers, greeting motifs with flowers, 

ornaments and more. 


4103 

Flowers and children were among the most popular 

motifs of the golden age of scraps. From the 1870s 

embossed scraps of flowers were used to decorate 

albums, furniture and greeting cards. Faurholt, p. 

3031. 


€ 535805 4.0006.000 



4104 

Circus of the grotesque 

Collection of more than 200 originally printed 

scraps from the 1860's to c. 1910. The collection 

includes a broad variety of scraps from miniature 

to large scale figures and 8 early uncut scrap 

sheets. The smallest scrap measures 2 x 1,5 cm, 

the largest 32 x 19 cm. Among the motifs are 

circus arenas, clowns, artists, musicians, circus 

animals, horses and exotique animals, grotesque 

figures, caricatures, chinamen and gipsies. 

136 

4104 

Scraps with exotique motifs of animals, clowns and 

artists were popular in the late 19th and early 20th 

centuries. 


€ 1.0501.350 8.00010.000 



4104 



4105 

4105 4105 

Before the glossy scraps 

- Illustrated broad sheets 

Collection of more than 90 orignal clippings 

from illustrated broadsheets. Early 19th century. 

The smallest clipping measures 5,3 x 3,2 cm, the 

largest 29,3 x 16,2 cm. Printed in b/w and colour, 

several with handcolouring. Mostly mounted on 

black cardboard. Among the motifs are children 

doing household chores, soldiers, exotic people, 

caricatures and romantic couples. 

138 

To cut out pictures and paste them into albums were 

a common hobby in the beginning of the 19th century, 

before the glossy scraps of the 1860s appeared. 

Early clippings in good condition are increasingly rare 

on the market. 

Provenance: Several of the clippings derive from the 

collection of Estrid Faurholt, author of "De kære små 

billeder". Later in the Lego Toy Collection and The Jan 

Hansen Scrap Collection. 

€ 405535 3.0004.000 


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INDEX 

A 

Andersen, H.C. 4075 

Angelus, Andrea 4078 

Architecture 4088, 4089, 4090, 4091, 4092, 4093 

Arctic 4010 

Atlases 4000-4018 

B 

Bagge, O.O. 4076 

Bang, Herman 4052-4061 

Baroque 4088, 4089, 4090, 4091, 4092, 4093 

Beardsley, Aubrey 4049 

Beaumarchais, Pierre de 4047 

Beecher Stowe, Harriet 4050 

Bellori, Giovanni Pietro 4093 

Bernoulli, Johann 4022 

Blaeu, Johan 4000-4010 

Bohr, Niels 4025 

Bullot, Maximilien 4084 

C 

Cartography 4000-4018 

Children’s books 4076 

China 4036 

Christian VIII, king 4074 

Costaguti, Gio. Battista 4089 

Costumes 4084, 4085 

Cronicles 4077, 4078, 4079, 4080 

D 

Dahl, Kristian 4052-4055, 4060 

Dahl, Olga 4052-4055, 4060 

Danckwerth, Caspar 4016 

Diderot, Denis 4046 

E 

Eckersberg C.W. 4076 

Eisen, Keisai 4037 

Erotica 4037 

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F 

Faden, William 4017 

Faurholt, Estrid 4097 

Fembo, Christoph 4013 

Flora & Fauna 4086, 4087 

Flora Danica 4086 

Fontana, Carlo 4090 

G 

Gheyn, Jacob de 4085 

H 

Haelwegh, Albert 4079 

Hamsun, Knut 4070, 4071 

Helgason, Jón 4034 

Heylot, Pierre 4084 

Hirschsprung, E.A. 4056-4059 

Homann, Johan Baptist 4012 

Hondius, Jodocus 4014 

Huitfeldt, Arrild 4077 

Huygens, Christiaan 4023 

I 

Ibsen, Henrik 4055 

Iceland 4034 

J 

Jaillot, Alexis Hubert 4011 

Jensen, Johs. V. 4052, 4061-4066 

Jorn, Asger 4039 

Jæger, Hans 4069 

K 

Keulen, Gerard van 4015 

Kircher, Athanasius 4036 

Kierkegaard, Søren 4040 

Krupskaya, Nadezhda K. 4029 

Kyster, Anker 4049 


INDEX 

L 

Larsen, Chr. Hansen 4072, 4073 

Letters & manuscripts 4029, 4030, 4031, 4032 

4043, 4049, 4050, 4051 

4052-4060, 4066, 4072 

4073, 4074, 4094, 4095 

Lindley, John 4087 

M 

Margrethe, queen II 4094, 4095 

Maxwell, James Clerk 4026 

Medical science 4081, 4082, 4083 

Mejer, Johannes 4016 

Mendeleev, Dmitri 4030 

Mercator, Gerhard 4014 

Mercurialis, Hieronymi 4083 

Mittag-Leffler, Georg 4024 

N 

Newton, Isaac 4019-4021 

Niebuhr, Carsten 4035 

Nielsen, Carl 4073 

O 

Oeder, Georg Christian 4086 

Olearius, Adam 4033 

Olsen, Ole 4039, 4040 

P 

Pavlov, I.P. 4031 

Picasso, Pablo 4041 

Pioncaré, Jules Henri 4024 

Photographs 4031, 4039, 4042 

4052, 4053, 4072 

Pontoppidan, Henrik 4067, 4068 

Printing and the Mind of Man 4019, 4020 

4023, 4044, 4050 


R 

Religion 4032, 4084 

Riise, J. 4018 

Rossi, G.G. de 4092 

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques 4043 

Royal Danish Geographical Society, the 4000-4018 

Russia 4027, 4028, 4029, 4030 

4031 4032, 4033, 4042 

S 

Sanson, Nicolas 4011 

Science 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022, 4023 

Scraps 

4024, 4025, 4026, 4026, 4027, 4028 

4096-4105 

Sea charts 4015 

Skagen 4072, 4073 

Slange, Niels 4080 

Smidt, Henrick 4081 

Sports and gymnastics 4083 

T 

Thakeray, W.M. 4051 

Thiele, Just Mathias 4074, 4075 

Thura, Laurids de 4088 

Travel and topography 4000-4018, 4033 

4034, 4035, 4036 

Troil, Uno von 4034 

Tsiolkovsky, Konstantin E. 4027, 4028 

V 

Vignola, Iacomo Barazzio 4091 

Voltaire, François-Marie Arouet 4044, 4045 

W 

Weapons 4085 

Wilde, Oscar 4048, 4049 

Winslow, J.-Benigne 4082 

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COMMISSION BIDS 

KOMMISSIONSBUD 

It is possible to leave commission bids if you can not 

be pre sent at the auction yourself. This service is free 

of charge. 

When leaving a commission bid, you are instructing our 

customer service to bid up to a specified amount on 

your behalf. 

The situation can occur that another buyer has already 

bid the same as you were prepared to. Are you then 

willing to bid further? If not the lot will be sold to 

another buyer. 

If you do not wish to exceed your bid then write “Max”, 

for maxi mum, next to the amount. You can also allow 

us to raise your bid by approx. 15% or approx. 25%. 

The hammer price may be higher or lower than the 

estima ted price, so it is possible to buy below the estimate. 

Bruun Rasmussen will always buy at the lowest 

price possible, as if you yourself had been present at 

the auction. 

All commission bids are strictly confidential. 

Commission bids must be submitted no later than 

24 hours prior to the start of the auction. 

HOW TO MAKE A COMMISSION BID: 

Complete the commission form with all pertinent information. 

Indicate the lot number. 

Indicate the amount you are prepared to bid. 

Should this amount be the absolute maxi mum, please 

write “Max” in the ap pro priate column. 

You can also allow us to bid by up to approx. 15% or 

approx. 25% more by indicating so. 

Sign the commission form and make sure that Bruun 

Ras mussen receives it 24 hours prior to the start of the 

auction. 

If the information should be insufficient, Bruun Rasmussen 

can abstain from bidding. Bruun Rasmussen 

can not be held responsible for error in bidding or failure 

to execute bids. 

After the auction Bruun Rasmussen’s 24-hour “hammerprice-information” 

is available for sale results at 

+45 8818 1113. 

INTERNET: 

Commision bids can be placed via the website www. 

bruun-rasmussen.dk directly from the page with the 

item you want to place a bid for. 

As a special service for this auction, all bids placed 

online will be activated so you can see the current start 

price (or reserve price) for each lot prior to the auction 

in Bredgade. Please note that the deadline for placing 

bids online is 3 hours prior to the start of the auction. 

Please contact technical support on +45 8818 1114 for 

questions about the registration and submission of bids 

on the website 

TELEPHONE BIDDING: 

Should you wish to bid at auction by telephone, please 

inform Bruun Rasmussen of your name and telephone 

number, as well as which catalogue numbers you are 

interested in, no later than 3 hours prior to the start og 

the auction. You will then be contacted shortly before 

the relevant lot comes under the hammer, thereby 

allowing you to participate without being in the auction 

room yourself. 

For additional information, please consult 

"Conditions of Purchase" §1. 

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Det er muligt at afgive kommissionsbud, hvis De ikke 

selv kan være til stede på auk tions dagen. Denne service 

er gratis. 

Når De afgiver en kommission, beder De vores kundeservice 

på Deres vegne byde op til et af Dem bestemt 

beløb i hammerslag. 

Der kan opstå den situation, at en anden køber allerede 

har budt det beløb, som De ønsker at afgive. Er De da 

villig til at gå et bud højere eller er De indforstået med 

at nummeret sælges til anden side? 

Ønsker De ikke at byde højere så skriv “Max” ud for 

beløbet. Er De i tvivl om hvor højt De vil byde, kan De 

hæve budet med op til ca. 15% eller ca. 25%. 

Salgsprisen kan blive højere eller lavere end vurderingen, 

så der er også mulighed for at købe til under den 

angivne vurdering. Vor kun deservice køber altid så billigt 

som muligt til Dem, som havde De selv været tilstede 

på auktionen. 

Alle kommissioner behandles strengt fortroligt. 

Kommisionsbud skal være Bruun Rasmussen i hænde 

senest 24 timer før auktionens start. 

SÅDAN BYDER DE: 

Udfyld blanketten kommissionsbud med alle oplysninger. 

Angiv katalognummer. 

Angiv beløbet De ønsker at byde. 

Er dette Deres absolutte maximum bedes De anføre 

“Max” i kolonnen. 

De kan også forhøje Deres bud med henholdsvis ca. 

15% eller ca. 25%, ved at ind ikere dette i kolonnen. 

De bedes underskrive kommissionsblanketten og sikre 

Dem, at Bruun Rasmussen mod tager den senest 24 timer 

før auktionens start. 

Hvis Deres oplysninger ikke er tilstrækkelige, kan Bruun 

Ras mussen undlade at byde for Dem, ligesom Bruun 

Rasmussen ikke kan gøres ansvarlig for fejl ved budgivningen. 

Efter auktionen vil De kunne få oplysninger om priser 

på vor automatiske 24 timers “Hammerslagsoplysning” 

på telefon 8818 1113. 

INTERNET: 

Kommisionsbud kan afgives på hjemmesiden www. 

bruun-rasmussen.dk direkte fra siden med den effekt, 

De ønsker at byde på. 

Som en ny og nemmere service for Dem, har vi valgt 

at aktivere alle bud, der indtastes via hjemmesiden. De 

kan således se den aktuelle startpris og orientere Dem 

om andres bud, når De selv skal byde. Seneste afgivelse 

af bud via hjemmesiden er 3 timer før auktionens start. 

Kontakt teknisk support på 8818 1114 for spørgsmål om 

registrering og budgivning via internettet. 

TELEFONBUD: 

Såfremt De ønsker at byde pr. telefon, bedes De oplyse 

Bruun Rasmussen Deres navn og telefonnummer samt 

hvilke katalognumre, De ønsker at byde på, senest 3 

timer før auktionens start. De vil så blive ringet op kort 

før, den aktuelle vare kommer under hammeren, og De 

kan på denne måde deltage i auktionen uden selv at 

være til stede. 

For yderligere information, se “Købskonditioner” på 

www.bruun-rasmussen.dk under “Guide”. 


KOMMISSIONSBUD 

COMMISSION BIDS B REDGADE - BOOKS 

Skal være Bruun Rasmussen i hænde senest 24 timer før auktionens start. 

Must be submitted no later than 24 hours prior to the start of the auction. 

Navn Name: * ......................................................................................................................................................... 

Adresse Address: * .................................................................................................................................................. 

Postnr./by City: * .................................................................................................................................................... 

Land Country: * .................................................................. Fax: ........................................................................ 

Tel: * .......................................................................................................................................................................... 

e-mail: ................................................................................ CVR-nr. VAT No.: .................................................. 

Bank: ................................................................................... Konto nr. Acct. No.: ............................................. 

Adresse Address: ...................................................................................................................................................... 

Postnr./By City: .................................................................. Land Country: ....................................................... 

Tel: ...................................................................................... Kontaktperson Contact: ....................................... 

Obligatoriske felter er mærket med en stjerne * Mandatory fields are marked with an asterix * 

Undertegnede giver hermed fuldmagt til Bruun Rasmussen Kunstauktioner A/S om på mine vegne at købe 

nedennævnte katalognumre så fordelagtigt som muligt, inden for det af mig anførte beløb, i hammerslag. 

I hereby request that Bruun Rasmussen bid on my behalf on the following lots up at the prices indicated below. 

Undertegnede har udfyldt ovennævnte med de ønskede oplysninger, samt har accepteret købskonditionerne. 

The undersigned has supplied the required information and agrees to be bound by the conditions of purchase. 

Signatur: * .......................................................................... B.R. kunde-nr. Client No.: .................................... 

Jeg ønsker at modtage salgsresultater på de emner jeg har budt på via email dagligt efter auktion 

I wish to receive sales results on the items I have been bidding on via e-mail every day after the auction 

på e-mail adressen on this e-mail address: ................................................................................................ 

Katalog nr. Beskrivelse Bud kr. 

Lot. No. Description Bid DKK 

BRUUN RASMUSSEN KUNSTAUKTIONER A/S 


AUKTION NR AUCTION NO: 808 

Max +15% +25% 

Bredgade 33 · DK-1260 København K · Tel +45 8818 1111 · Fax +45 8818 1116 · bredgade@bruun-rasmussen.dk · www.bruun-rasmussen.dk 

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COMMISSION BIDS 

KOMMISSIONSBUD BREDGADE - BOOKS 

Katalog nr. Beskrivelse Bud kr. 

Lot. No. Description Bid DKK 

AUKTION NR AUCTION NO: 808 

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Max +15% +25% 


PRICES PRICES REALIZED IN DKK, BUYERS PREMIUM NOT INCLUDED 

SALGSPRISER BRUUN RASMUSSEN BOOK AUCTION NO. 797, 02.12.2008 

4000 13.000 

4001 2.000 

4002 2.600 

4004 3.400 

4006 13.000 

4007 6.500 

4008 3.200 

4009 9.000 

4010 2.400 

4011 13.000 

4012 22.000 

4014 80.000 

4015 16.000 

4016 16.000 

4017 6.000 

4018 320.000 

4019 15.000 

4020 12.000 

4021 2.500 

4022 14.000 

4023 14.000 

4024 8.500 

4025 10.000 

4026 53.000 

4027 50.000 

4028 5.500 

4029 6.500 

4030 17.000 

4031 55.000 

4032 11.000 

4033 30.000 

4034 23.000 

4035 7.000 

4036 5.500 

4037 40.000 

4038 12.500 

4039 6.000 

4040 4.600 

4041 17.000 

4042 27.000 

4043 34.000 

4044 8.500 

4045 60.000 

4046 30.000 

4047 7.000 

4048 8.000 

4049 14.000 

4051 48.000 

4052 11.000 

4053 19.500 

4054 9.500 

4055 23.000 

4056 50.000 

4057 290.000 

4058 72.000 

4059 6.000 

4060 14.000 

4061 4.600 

4062 2.800 

4063 6.500 

4064 8.500 

4065 2.800 

4066 7.000 

4067 22.000 

4068 13.000 

4069 3.000 

4071 9.500 

4072 39.000 

4074 3.000 

4075 22.000 

RET TIL ÆNDRINGER FORBEHOLDES © 2009 BRUUN RASMUSSEN 

FOTO: BENT LANGE OG HENRIK WICHMANN - GRAFIK OG DTP: LENE KLIBO - TRYK: NARAYANA PRESS 


4077 12.000 

4078 7.500 

4079 8.500 

4080 4.500 

4081 3.500 

4082 5.500 

4083 1.600 

4085 32.000 

4086 26.000 

4087 4.000 

4089 3.000 

4090 13.000 

4091 7.000 

4092 6.000 

4093 1.000 

4094 8.000 

4095 17.000 

4096 3.600 

4097 5.500 

4098 72.000 

4099 40.000 

4100 6.500 

4101 8.000 

4102 17.000 

4103 25.000 

4104 10.000 

4105 10.000 

4106 68.000 

4107 11.000 

4108 21.000 

4109 36.000 

4110 90.000 

4111 60.000 

4114 1.800 

4115 2.600 

4116 1.600 

4117 1.800 

4118 2.500 

4119 700.000 

Illustration from lot 4097: Nikolai Kutepov: 

The Imperial Hunt in Russia. 4 vols. 

Sold for DKK 290.000. 

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CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE – KØBSKONDITIONER * 

§ 1. BIDDING 

The buyer shall be the highest bidder at the “hammer price”. Any 

person bidding on behalf of a third party shall be liable in surety 

for completion of the sale. 

At the request of Bruun Rasmussen Kunstauktioner (herein after 

called Bruun Rasmussen), all bidders, whether they wish to make 

bids in person at the place of auction or commission bids by letter 

or fax or direct telephone bids, should be able to document 

their ability to pay and be able to provide proof of identity at 

any time. Bruun Rasmussen is entitled to refuse to accept a bid 

if, when requested, adequate security or adequate payment on 

account has not been rendered. 

Bids should be made by the bidder in person at the place of auction 

or by written commission. Telephone bidding is possible 

within certain conditions made out by Bruun Rasmussen. Bruun 

Rasmussen is not to be held responsible for any errors that may 

occur using this service. The auctioneer shall have absolute discretion 

as to the increment of the bids. The auctioneer will also 

make decisions in all cases of doubt regarding the bidding 

Credit/debit card information must be registered with Bruun 

Rasmussen before bids can be submitted at our online auctions. 

§ 2. PAYMENT 

The purchase price is the hammer price plus 25% in buyer’s premium, 

including VAT, for lots sold subject to the special VAT 

scheme for sales of Works of Art, Collectors’ items and Antiques, 

and secondhand goods by Public Auction (hereinafter called Special 

VAT). 

Certain lots are sold in accordance with specific rules on normal 

VAT arrangement (hereinafter called normal VAT), so that the 

purchase price is the hammer price plus an additional 20% in 

buyer’s premium and VAT of 25% levied on both the hammer 

price and the buyer’s premium. The lots subject to Full VAT are 

indicated as such in the catalogue with an asterix (*). 

Danish VAT registered buyers shall provide Bruun Rasmussen with 

documentation of their SE-/CVR-number (VAT No.) as this has to 

be quo ted on the invoice for goods bought at full VAT. 

For some foreign buyers, specific VAT-exemption rules apply (cf. 

Article 3). VAT-exemption does not apply to private buyers from 

the EU who are considered as Danish buyers (cf. current Da nish 

legislation on Special VAT Scheme for Sales of Works of Art, 

Collec tors’ items and Antiques by Public Auction). 

The purchase price falls due for payment when the goods have 

been knocked down. Payment may be made in cash up to DKK 

100,000, by Dankort, banker’s cheque, traveller’s cheque, Visa-, 

Master-, Diners Club- or Euro card. Personal foreig n cheques may 

only be used for payment by prior arrange ment. 

Payment may be made during or immediately after the auction. 

Under all circumstances payment must be made no later than 

eight days from the date of the invoice. With online auctions, 

payment takes place when the items are prepared for dispatch 

(circa 12 hours after the purchase has been made) using the 

banking details (credit/debit card and bank account) submitted 

by the purchaser. At the same time an invoice and dispatch information 

will be sent to the purchaser. 

Should the purchase price not be paid by the due date, interest 

at 1.5 % per new month will be charged. 

If the purchase price and interest are not paid within eight 

days after Bruun Rasmussen has sent its demand to the buyer, 

Bruun Rasmussen shall be entitled to rescind the sale and re sell 

the goods at a Bruun Rasmussen auction or privately, and to 

demand reimbursement of any related losses from the defaulting 

buyer. Any further profit on the sale shall be payable to the person 

who had deposited the goods for sale by auction. 

If the defaulting buyer is entitled to proceeds from a sale of 

goods by Bruun Rasmussen, Bruun Rasmussen shall be entitled 

to set off its receivables against its payables to the defaulting 

buyer. 

If the defaulting buyer has deposited other goods for sale, 

Bruun Rasmussen shall be entitled to sell such goods at a Bruun 

Ras mussen auction without being bound by the reserve stipulated 

by the defaulting buyer. The defautling buyer shall not be 

entitled to demand the surrender of goods deposited for sale as 

long as the debt payable to Bruun Rasmussen has not been dis- 

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charged, regardless of whether the value of such goods may be 

deemed to exceed the debt payable. 

Bruun Rasmussen shall be entitled to refuse a bid made by a 

buyer who is in default in respect to his payment obligations 

to Bruun Rasmussen, as well as a bid made by a third party on 

be half of such a defaulting buyer. Bruun Rasmussen shall further 

be entitled to demand a deposit as a condition of accepting any 

future bids from such a purchaser. 

§ 3. MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE 

Online purchase of items by private individuals is subject to Danish 

consumer law, which extends 14 days of money-back guarantee. 

The purchaser is liable for any costs related to the transport 

of returned items. 

Should a purchaser seek to avail himself or herself of the moneyback 

guarantee, Bruun Rasmussen will refund the payment on 

receiving the returned items. Please note that the date on which 

accounts are debited is subject to the policy of the purchaser’s 

bank/credit card company. 

§ 4. EXEMPTION FROM VAT 

Foreign buyers who fulfil the conditions stated below shall pay 

20% of the hammer price in buyer’s premium and shall not be 

subject to Danish taxes and duties: 

A. Buyers residing in another EU Member State: 

Buyers are exempt from paying Danish VAT as long as they 

have provided Bruun Rasmussen with documentation of their 

VAT registration. The VAT number will then be quoted on 

Bruun Rasmussen’s invoice. 

B. Buyers residing outside the EU: 

1 Dispatch through forwarding agent: Lots exported through a 

forwarding agent approved by Bruun Rasmussen are exempt 

from VAT. 

2 Export as personal luggage: Goods may be exempt from Danish 

VAT when the buyer personally takes the goods out of the country 

as luggage, provided the following conditions have been met: 

The invoice must have been paid and the Danish duty of 25% 

of the invoice amount must have been deposited with Bruun 

Rasmussen. 

a Buyers residing in Norway will be refunded the Danish VAT as 

soon as the invoice of sale has been returned to Bruun Rasmussen 

endorsed by the customs authorities of the country in 

question or by any other authority with jurisdiction over matters 

of purchase tax with respect to official imports of goods 

into the country in question if the purchase price exceeds 

DKK 1,200. 

b Buyers residing in other countries outside the EU will be 

refund ed the Danish VAT after the goods have been presented 

for customs clearance in connection with the departure of the 

buyer from the EU. The exporter’s form should be returned 

to Bruun Rasmussen after being endorsed with the customs 

autho rities’ export certificate if the purchase price exceeds 

DKK 300 This also applies to the Faroe Islands and Greenland. 

§ 5. PAYMENT OF TAXES AND DUTIES 

A. Buyers with VAT-registration in other EU member states who 

do not wish to make use of Article 3 may instead choose to 

purchase items subject to Special VAT/Normal VAT in the 

same manner as private buyers. Bruun Rasmussen must be 

notified of this before 10 a.m. on the following auction day. 

B. Buyers with VAT-registration in Denmark may choose to purchase 

subject to Normal VAT at 25% of the hammer price 

plus premium. Bruun Rasmussen must be notified of this 

before 10 a.m. on the following auction day. 

§ 6. COLLECTION OF PURCHASES 

The purchase price must be paid in full before the purchased lot 

can be passed over to the buyer. From the time of the lot being 

knocked down to the buyer, until its collection, the purchased lot 

will be held at the buyer’s own expense and risk. 


A storage fee will be charged for lots which have not been collected 

within 14 days after the time of the lot being knocked 

down. Goods which have been paid for but not collected within 

1 year will be resold at auction or privately at the buyer's 

expense. 

§ 7. DISPATCH 

Should Bruun Rasmussen undertake the packaging and forwarding 

of purchased goods, this shall be done at the buyer’s 

own expense and risk. Bruun Rasmussen shall thus not be held 

liable neither for any damage caused to purchased goods during 

dispatch nor for any missing consignments. 

§ 8. DROIT DE SUITE 

Pursuant to current Danish legislation on Copyright, an artistic 

royalty shall be collected on works of modern art by all Danish 

and some foreign artists. Bruun Rasmussen will from the buyer 

collect the royalties required on behalf of the artists’ organisation 

Copy-Dan for any work of art subject to this law. These works 

are identified in the catalogue by CD for Copy-Dan, marked 

beside each relevant lot number. 

The artistic royalty will be calculated as follows for each work of 

art, when the hammerprice exceeds DKK 1,864: 

• 5% of the part of the hammerprice ranging from DKK 0 to 

DKK 310,729 plus the buyer’s premium (20% excl. VAT) 

• 3% of the part of the hammerprice ranging from DKK 310,729 

to DKK 1,242,917 plus the buyer’s premium (20% excl. VAT) 

• 1% of the part of the hammerprice ranging from DKK 1,242,917 


• 0.5% of the part of the hammerprice ranging from DKK 2,175,104 


• 0.25% of the part of the hammerprice lying above DKK 3,107,292 

plus the buyer’s premium (20% excl. VAT) 

The artistic royalty cannot exceed DKK 93,219 for each work of art. 

§ 9. EXPORT LICENCE 

Applications for an export licence must be made to the Danish 

Cultu ral Assets Committee when required in accordance with 

current Danish legislation on the protection and preservation of 

cultural assets in Denmark. Where such a licence has not been 

obtained, the foreign buyer will be informed thereof immediately 

after the lot has been knocked down to the buyer. Another 

application will subse quently be sent to the Danish Cultural 

Assets Committee by Bruun Ras mussen on behalf of the buyer, 

now that the price is known. Should an export licence not be 

granted, the Danish Cultural Assets Com mittee would be obliged 

to acquire the purchased lot at the purchase price, and the buyer 

would thus not be bound to the purchase. 

§ 10. CATALOGUING 

All lots are sold in the condition in which they are found when 

knocked down and as described in the catalogue with subsequently 

published changes and modifications. Cataloguing is 

done according to the best of Bruun Rasmussen’s knowledge and 

on the cataloguing principles stated. 

The lots auctioned are often of some age or of a kind which 

makes it possible that they may contain defects, deficiencies, or 

may have been subject to restoration or damage not necessarily 

stated in the catalogue. Catalogue pictures are for identification 

only and cannot be used for an evaluation of the condition of 

the goods. 

Any person who wishes to bid at an auction should therefore satisfy 

himself of the condition of the lots for which he intends 

to bid by personal inspection at the preview held prior to the 

auction. The catalogue description is an indication of the prevailing 

oppinion of scholars and expert at the time of the printing 

of the catalogue. If any doubts should arise after the purchase 

regarding the genuineness of the purchased lot or its conformance 

with the catalogue description, Bruun Rasmussen should 

immedia te ly be informed thereof. 


Should the purchased lot be proved to be a forgery, or if the 

ca talogue description contains material errors which lead to a 

consi derably higher hammer price than that which a correct catalogue 

description would presumably result in, the buyer shall be 

entitled to cancel the purchase, after which the buyer shall be 

reimbursed for the total purchase price paid plus buyer's premium 

and VAT, when applicable. 

For material errors in the catalogue description in respect to 

measure ments or weight, compensation shall only be paid on a 

percentage basis in proportion to the difference. 

The right of cancellation of a purchase in pursuance of the 

present conditions can only be exercised by the party who has 

bought the lot in question at Bruun Rasmussen and shall be subject 

to the presentation of a claim for cancellation in wri ting to 

Bruun Rasmussen within 2 years of the purchase date and to the 

purchased lot being returned to Bruun Rasmussen in the same 

condition in any and all respects which the purchased lot was in 

at the time of the lot being knocked down to the buyer. 

In the event of cancellation the buyer shall not be entitled to 

claim pay ment of interest on the purchase price nor shall the 

buyer be entitled to claim compensation for any other ex pen ses 

or loss incurred, including any possible loss of profit in connection 

with reselling. 

It shall not be possible to state cancellation of a purchase in pursuance 

of the above provisions if: 

a the catalogue description on the day the lot was knocked 

down to the buyer was in accordance with the then generally 

accepted opinion of scholars and experts; 

b the only way of establishing whether the lot was a forgery 

at the time of the publication of the catalogue was the 

implementa tion of scientific processes, the validity of which 

was only acknowledged after the time of publication of the 

catalogue, or which would have required a disproportionate 

amount of cost, or which would have been impossible to carry 

out without damaging the lot in question. 

In addition to the time-limits stated above, all purchases are 

subject to the Statute of Limitations stipulated by Danish law by 

which Bruun Rasmussen is under no circumstance liable for purchases 

after 5 years from the date of purchase. 

Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers 

Jesper Bruun Rasmussen, auctioneer 

Jørgen Byriel, officially appointed external supervisor 

COMMISSION 

Bruun Rasmussen undertakes to execute commission bids for 

bidders who are unable to be present at the auction. It is a 

prerequisite that Bruun Rasmussen receives the commission 

24 hours before the start of the auction for the bidders’ credit 

to be checked, if necessary. Bruun Rasmussen is not to be held 

responsible for any errors that may occur using this service. 

CONDITION REPORTS 

Bruun Rasmussen undertakes to provide further information 

about the state and condition of the lots if possible. This is 

regarded as a service for customers who are unable to make a 

personal inspection of the lots at the preview. Bruun Rasmussen 

stresses that the informa tion given cannot be used as the basis 

for complaints; complaints can only be based on the catalogue 

text. 

EXEMPTION FROM VAT 

Buyers shall, according to § 2, pay full VAT on lots marked with 

an asterix *. 

No Danish VAT is to be paid when VAT registered companies 

from other EU countries buy at Bruun Rasmussen and resell 

to private buyers, The private buyer then only has to pay VAT 

according to the rules in force in the country where the foreign 

company is VAT re gistered. For further information please consult 

your local authorities. 

The above is an English translation of the Danish version of the Conditions of Purchase. In case of dispute, only the Danish version of the present Conditions of Purchase of Bruun Rasmussen is valid. 

* Bruun Rasmussens købskonditioner på dansk kan læses på www.bruunrasmussen.dk under “Guide”. 

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NYE BØGER FRA GYLDENDAL OG 

BRUUN RASMUSSEN PUBLISHING 

Fra brugskunst til billedkunst 

Ruslands ikoneR 

annika Hvithamar 

bruun rasmussen // gyldendal 

Ruslands ikoner 

Nyhed 

Fra brugskunst til billedkunst 

Ruslands ikoner er det mest omfangsrige opslagsværk 

på dansk om de russiske ikoners historie, 

motiver og anvendelse. Bogen er gennemillustreret 

med mere end 200 farveillustrationer af de mest 

almindelige ikontyper og giver en guide til, hvad de 

er værd. Bogen er endvidere forsynet med et ikonleksikon 

samt en indføring i de ortodokse højtider og 

de vigtigste ikonskoler. 

Bogen koster 399 kr. og kan købes hos alle 

landets boghandlere eller bestilles via 

www.bruun-rasmussen.dk 

B R U U N R A S M U S S E N S S A M L E R S E R I E 

HVAD ER DET VÆRD? 

Poul Henningsen 

PH-lamper 

BRUUN RASMUSSEN // GYLDENDAL 

Nyhed 

Poul Henningsen – PH-lamper 

Er Chippendale navnet på en mand eller et møbel? tere sig om stilarternes kunsthistoriske baggrund og 

Hvad er forskellen på et chatol og en chiffonnière? særegne udtryk, samt få hjælp til at adskille eksempel- 

Og hvilken værdi har et brudeglas fra det norske vis rokoko fra barok, art nouveau fra art deco osv. 

glasværk Nøstetangen? 

Med omkring 4.000 opslagsord og mere end 400 

Ambitionen med denne bog, som bygger på Gorm farveillustrationer rummer værket uudtømmelige 

Benzons klassiske værk Gyldendals antikvitetshåndbog muligheder for, at man efter egen smag og interes- 

(1976), er at give svar på så mange spørgsmål som se kan gå på opdagelse i antikviteternes fascineren- 

muligt og dermed fungere som en hjælp til alle, der de verden og blive klogere på vores fælles kultur- 

interesserer sig for antikviteter og samlerobjekter, historie. 

eller som blot ønsker at blive klogere på genstandenes 

kulturhistorie. 

Kunsthistoriker og arkæolog, cand.mag. Michael 

Fornitz har stået for udarbejdelsen af alle nye op- 

Værket indeholder over 400 farvebilleder, der hver slag og stilarter, og tidl. leksikonredaktør ved Den 

er forsynet med det hammerslag, som den pågæl- Store Danske Encyklopædi, cand.mag. Gert Posselt 

dende genstand har opnået på auktion hos Bruun har revideret Benzons oprindelige tekst. 

Rasmussen, hvilket gør det nemt at benytte bogen 

som en guide til, hvad en genstand kan være værd. 

ISBN 978-87-02-06898-6 

Bogen rummer endvidere en stilhistorie, som forklarer 

og illustrerer de væsentligste stilarter på separate 

opslag bogen igennem. Her kan læseren orien- 

BRUUN RASMUSSEN PUBLISHING // GYLDENDAL 

Hvad er det værd? 

Poul Henningsen, bedre kendt under initialerne 

PH, favnede bredt både som arkitekt, kulturkritiker, 

revyforfatter og lysmager. I 1920’erne skabte han 

PH-lampen, der med sin skærmkonstruktion revolutionerede 

den moderne belysning og blev et ikon i 

moderne dansk designhistorie. Denne bog fortæller 

om Poul Henningsens vej til lysmageriet og giver et 

indblik i, hvad PH’s lamper er værd. 




Kay Bojesen - Legetøj og sølvtøj 

Hvad er det værd? 

Kay Bojesen er en af dansk designs mest populære 

skikkelser. Han var uddannet sølvsmed hos Georg 

Jensen og vandt flere priser for sit funktio nelle og 

elegante design. Mest kendt blev han imidlertid for 

sit legetøj af træ. Denne bog giver en indføring i Kay 

Bojesens legende univers og et indblik i, hvad hans 

kunsthåndværk er værd. 




GORM BENZON 

Antikguiden 

HAMMERSLAG, STILHISTORIE OG LEKSIKON 

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Antikguiden 

Nyhed 

Hammerslag, stilhistorie og leksikon 

Bruun Rasmussens Antikguide bygger på Gorm 

Benzons klassiske antikvitetshåndbog, som er 

ud videt med nye opslag, en illustreret stilhistorie 

samt 400 farveillustrationer af antikviteter og 

samlerobjekter, der alle er forsynet med hammerslag. 

Bogen, som rummer ca. 4.000 opslag fordelt 

på 664 sider, er redigeret af Gert Posselt og 

Michael Fornitz. 




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H A M M E R S L A G , S T I L H I S TO R I E O G L E K S I K O N 

B R U U N R A S M U S S E N S S A M L E R S E R I E 

HVAD ER DET VÆRD? 

Kay Bojesen 

Legetøj og sølvtøj 

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