Museum S:æ R:æ M:tis Ludovicæ Ulricæ Reginæ Svecorum, Gothorum, Vandalorumque &c. &c. &c. In quo Animalia Rariora, Exotica, Imprimis Insecta & Conchilia describuntur & determinantur Prodromi instar editum. Two volumes in one.
Laur Salvii. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Very good+ condition. Item #020416
Part I: [viii], 720 pages of text followed by [ii] index. Part II: 110 pages of text followed by [i] page of index. Rebound with new endpapers in circa 1950 navy cloth/buckram with minimal aging and shelfwear. Previous owner's name of malacologist Richard I. Johnson stamped neatly on the top margin of the title page and front endpaper. The first several pages have a small stain to the fore edge. Very minor and scattered foxing, and several pages with minor/browning toning to the edges. The text is otherwise clean and unmarked. Published/printed by Lars Salvius (1706-1773). BIBLIOGRAPHY: Brunet III, 1088; Horn-Schenckling 13592; Hulth 129 and 95; Sandberg 273a; Soulsby 1095a. HEIGHT: 203mm. First edition.
Price: $4,500.00