Lot 84
  • 84

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Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • A collection of 6 volumes in German, including:
  • Paper
i. Bewärtes Visch Büchlin. Wie man Visch Kräbs unnd allerley Vögel fahen soll und mag. Basel: Samuel Apiarius, [after 1565], title in red and black with woodcut vignette, one woodcut illustration, rebound in old parchment, slipcase, lacks B1 and B8, B7 repaired with loss of some letters, some soiling and staining
ii. Wohlbewährte Fischgeheimnüsse, oder deutlicher Unterricht von der grossen Nutzbarkeit der Fischerey... zweyte und verbesserte Ausgabe. Nuremberg: Georg Bauer, 1758, engraved frontispiece, 2 folding tables (printed recto/verso), modern morocco, spine somewhat faded
iii. Kurtzer doch gründlicher Begriff der Edlen Jägerey... mit einem Anhange von der Fischerey... dritte Auflage. Nordhausen: J.H. Gross, 1745, 2 parts in one vol., title in red and black, engraved frontispiece, old vellum, text rather browned
iv. Heppe, Carl von. Der sich selbst rathende Jäger, oder Hundert und siebenzehn auserlesene und zum Theil sehr delicate Casus und streitige Fälle welche täglich bey dem Forst- Jagd- und Fisherey-Wesen vorkommen. Augsburg: J.J. Lotter, 1754, contemporary calf, rebacked

and 2 others, 8vo (6)

Literature

Schlenker 18.1 (this copy), 54.3, 43.3, 168.1; Westwood & Satchell - , p.93, p.30, p.115

Condition

the condition of the books in this lot is as described in the catalogue description
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