Laxmann´s Sibirische Briefe 1769
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2015-06-16
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| Sold for | 2600 SEK |
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| Estimate | 2 500-3 000 SEK |
RUSSIA-SIBERIA. LAXMANN, ERICH. Sibirische Briefe. Ed. August Ludwig Schlözer. Göttingen - Gotha (verlegts Johann Christian Dieterich) 1769.
8:o. (9), 10104, (4) pp. Title with engraved vignette.
New brown half leather, spine lettered in gilt. Almost uncut. Minor foxing.
Includes a letter from Carl von Linné to Laxmann pp. 59-66, dated Upsala 12 März 1764.
Erik Laxman (1737-1796), Finnish priest, explorer and naturalist, one of the pioneers of Siberian natural history.
Provenance: Collecta Friesia. Elias Fries (1794-1878), famous Swedish mycologist and botanist. His most important work was "Systema mycologicum" published in 1821-32, Thore M. Fries (1832-1913), Robert Fries (1876-1966), Magnus Fries (1917-1987), Robert Fries (b. 1952).
