On the F. R. Martin Collection
| Klubbat belopp | 1 300 SEK |
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| Utropspris | 1 500 SEK |
DEDICATION COPY. MARTIN, F. R. Sibirica. Ein Beitrag zur kenntnis der Vorgeschichte und Kultur Sibirischer Völker. Stockholm (Königl. Buchdruckerei P. A. Norstedt & Söner, Gustaf Chelious in Kommission) 1897.
Folio. 34 plates (of 35, lacking plate 15 with textleaf, 2 textleaves with marginal tears and wearing).
Text and plates loose in original wrappers, wrapper to text partly defective. All in contemporary green cloth covers with straps. Dedicated to Mr and Mrs Gustaf Retzius on upper wrapper to the plates. (Sammlung F. R. Martin).
Provenance: The Royal Academy of Sciences through a donation by Gustaf Retzius in 1919.
Gustaf Retzius (1842-1919), anatomist, ethnologist, and anthroprologist. Member of the Academy 1901-1919. Nominated to the Nobel Prize 23 times.
Married to Anna Retzius-Hierta, daughter of Lars Johan Hierta, founder of the still existing paper Aftonbladet and industrialist.
Lacks 1 plate with textleaf.
