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Magnus, Historiae de gentibus septrionalibus, Antwerp, [c.1558], old vellum
Auction Closed
June 11, 02:50 PM GMT
Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
Lot Details
Description
MAGNUS, OLAUS
Historiae de gentibus septentrionalibus [epitomised by Cornelius Scribonius Graphaeus]. Antwerp: Jean Bellere, [c.1558]
16mo (116 x 80mm.), numerous woodcuts throughout, old vellum, title in ink on spine, minor browning
LITERATURE:
USTC 452729
PROVENANCE:
Göteborg Stadsbibliotek, deaccession stamp to title; Lars Månsson, Tranemåla, ink stamp to title; Per Hierta (1864-1924), Swedish book collector, inscription and signature dated 1905 (Hierta owned a large collection of about 300 incunabula, which in 1911 were given to the Swedish Royal Library), sale, Björn and Börjesson, Stockholm, 26 October-30 November 1932; bought by K.A. Jacobsen, bookplate; his son Ole Lars Jacobsen, bookplate