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Copenhagen: Danish Bicentennial Committee, 1975. Illus. 43pp. 8vo, boards, d.w. Copenhagen: Danish Bicentennial Committee, 1975. Fine. Reaction to the American Revolution. More
Copenhagen: Danish Bicentennial Committee, 1975. Illus. 43pp. 8vo, boards, d.w. Copenhagen: Danish Bicentennial Committee, 1975. Fine. Reaction to the American Revolution. More
New York: Praeger, 1957. Illustrated, 212pp. 8vo. cloth, d.w.; torn at bottom. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, (1957). A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. Volume 4 in the Ancient Peoples and Places series. More
Nuremberg: Hans Carl Nurnberg, 1965. 176 black & white plates. Wide and short 4to, gilt-stamped blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped and worn. Nuremberg: Hans Carl Nurnberg, (1965). A near fine copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Random House, 1970. Text by Clara Svendsen. Illustrated profusely in black & white. 227 pages. Square 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, (1970). First American edition. Cloth slightly sunned at edges, still a very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Benjamin Blom, 1968. Illus. 662pp. 4to, red cloth, lightly worn at extremities. New York: Benjamin Blom, 1968. Very good. More
many illus. by Inga Aistrup. 95pp. 4to, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. lightly chipped and slightly soiled, otherwise very good). (Kobenhavn): Host & Sons, 1954. Text in Danish and English. More
Copenhagen: NYT Nordisk, 1919. Hundreds of illustartions, several in color, 2 folding charts. 2 volumes, thick 4to, 3/4 calf, heavily gilt spine. Kobenhavn, 1919. Very good (+). History of Danish sailing and merchant shipping, with a list of Danish ships lost during World War I. More
New York: john Loeb, 2017. Numerous color illustrations, 506pp., thick 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. New York: John Loeb, 2017. First Edition. Fine. More
Augsburg: 1792. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 23 x 19.75". This detailed map of Norway, originally by Matthäus Seutter, is one of the great maps of the kingdom. This edition of the map, issued from Seuetter's copperplate by Tobias Conrad Lotter in 1770, dates to the period of Norway's union with Denmark, yet it focuses significantly on the geographical area of Norway, including only small parts of Sweden. Ample detail describes cities, rivers, and mountains. An inset in..... More
Paris: Delloye, 1845. 2 volumes in one. 2 illustrations. 12mo, green leather-backed marbled boards (corners of boards worn; short tears to several pages; scattered light foxing). Paris: Delloye, 1845. Text in French. Very good. A small 1 page handwritten letter signed by Marmier is tipped-in behind the title page. More
Copenhagen: Levin & Munksgaard, 1932. Illustrated with facsimiles from their works. Tall 8vo, original printed wrappers (spine somewhat darkened, but with spotless unopened pages). Copenhagen: Levin & Munksgaard & London: Humphrey Milford, 1932. First edition. In commemoration of the 450th Anniversary of the University Library of Copenhagen. Among the authors treated are Bohr, Bartholin, Brahe, Hans Christian Oersted, Peter Lund, Fibiger, Fabricius, Mueller, and many others. More
Amsterdam: Jodocus Hondius, 1636. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 14" x 15.75". Map of the Danish island of Fyn, as well as Langeland. English text on back describes the area. From the "Gerardi Mercatoris Atlas sive Cosmographicae" (Mercator-Hondius Atlas). Plate was originally made by Mercator and later added to by Hondius. Some aging around margins and minor chipping to left edge and corners. Mercator (1512-1594) was an accomplished mathematician, cartographer, globe maker and engraver but is best known for the..... More
London: National Gallery, 1984. Introduction by Henrik Bramsen and Alistair Smith. Illustrated, including 24 color plates. 272pp., 4to, pictorial wrappers. London: National Gallery, (1984). Internally fine, a very good (+) copy. More
Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier, 1693. Sea chart. Engraving with original hand outline color. Image measures 22.75" x 34.75". Stunning sea chart of the eastern coast of Sjaelland (Zealand) in Denmark and the western coast of Sweden. Includes Copenhagen, Amager and Helsingoer (Elsinore). A large inset shows Copenhagen. Rhumb lines throughout and three compass roses. Beautifully detailed geographic features include topography, farm land and sand bars. Published in "Le Neptune Francois" in Amsterdam. Wear along original fold, horizontal fold, minor creasing to..... More
London: Rivington, 1826. Transl. from the German in 1774, by the Rev. Mr. Wendeborn. Intro. and notes by the late Thomas Rennell. 238pp., 8vo, later 3/4 polished blue calf, gilt- dec. raised bands, t.e.g.; (edges lightly rubbed, light foxing on title). London: C. and J. Rivington, 1826. Third Edition. Very good. The conversion of the Danish Count from Scepticism to Christianity. More
Copenhagen: Strandbergs, 1873. Title woodcut. 4 pages. 8vo sheets folded (edgeworn and browned). Kjobenhavn: Strandbergs, 1873. Text of a song written to commemorate the 1873 church fire in Copenhagen and its victims. More
Copenhagen: Hoeckes, 1816. Kongel Majestaets Soe- Krigstieneste staaende Flagmaend or Officierer m.v. for Aar 1816. Bound with: Wolf, Jacob. Skriv og Reise Calender for det Aar ester Christi Fodsel 1816, fom er et Skud-Aar. Title vignette, 2 vols. in one, 24mo, original marbled boards; (worn). Kiobenhavn: P.H. Hoeckes (part I), J.F. Schultz (part II), 1816. Good. More
Copenhagen: Hoeckes, 1817. Kongel Majestaets Soe- Krigstieneste staaende Flagmaend og Officierer m.v. for Aar 1817. Bound with: Schumacher Heinrich Christian. Skriv or Reise Calender for det Aar ester Christi Fodsel 1817, fom er det forste Aar ester Skud-Aar. Title vignette, 2 vols. in one. 24mo, original marbled boards; (spine worn, part II dampstained). Kiobenhaven: P.H. Hoeckes (part I), J.F. Schultz (part II), 1817. Good. More
Virginia: Art Services International, 1995. Illustrated in color. 255 pages, 4to, blue printed self wrappers. Virginia: Art Services International. A near fine copy. More
Copenhagen: J. Frimodts, 1919. Med Halvhundrede Billeder af Max Kleinsorg. 63pp. 4to, later 3/4 brown morocco, original wrappers bound in, spine rubbed, edges of corners worn. Kobenhavn: J. Frimodts, 1919. Text in Danish. More
Copenhagen: Christian Ejlers, 1999. 2 volumes. Volume I. Moltke House 1749-1794; Volume II. The Royal Mansion 1794-1996. Profusely illustrated in color and imblack & white. Tall 4to, blue cloth, d.w. , decorative board slipcase. Copenhagen: Christian Ejlers, 1999. A fine set. More
Copenhagen: 1925. 1 page, 11.25 x 8.75 inches, Copenhagen, September 12, 1925. Written by the Danish Arctic explorer to the Geographic Society of Chicago, in part: "I promised...to give a lecture about my last expedition from Greenland to the pacific [sic] ocean, before your most esteemed society in February or March...it is with greatest regret I beg to say that I in this term will not be able to come to Chicago..." Receipt stamps and secretary's notations; several folds; tiny..... More
Liverpool: University Press of Liverpool, 1951. Illustrated with black and white line drawings and maps. 203 pages, 8vo, gilt stamped faux leather spine (cracked at head of spine), blue marbled boards. Liverpool: University Press of Liverpool, (1951). A very good copy. More
Munich: Delphin, 1922. Illustrated with 323 black & white photos. 193 pages. 4to, yellow cloth (a bit dusty; neat ownership signature on half title page). Munchen: Delphin (1922). Second printing. A very good copy. Volume 2 of the series Architektur und Kunstgewerbe des Auslandes contains text dealing with architecture, interior design and furniture, followed by photographs of those subjects. More
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