Ludvig Holberg (b. Bergen 1684, d. 1754)
Collection of Holberg volumes. Mostly first editions. First Danish ed. of Niels Klims Reise. (28)
Niels Klims Reise Under Jorden, Forestillende En nye Kundskab om Jorden, og Historie om det femte Monarchie. Cph. Rottmer. 1742. 1st Danish ed. With engraved frontispiece and 2 engraved plates. + Den Danske Skue-Plads, deelt Udi 7 Tomer. 2 vols. Part I-III + Part IV-VII. Cph.: J.J. Høpffner [1758]. 2nd printing (“2. Høpffnerske eftertryk”). Vol. 1 in speckled calf, vol. 2 in dark panelled calf. + Peder Paars. Et Heroisk-Comisk Poema. Udgivet paa nye ved Et Selskab. Cph. 1772. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, 15 full page engravings and 11 vignettes by J.F. Clemens. Bound in mottled full calf with gilt spine and title inlaid in red morocco on spine. Red edges. Some wear to extremeties. + Jonge/Holberg: Baron Ludvig Holbergs Geographie eller Jordbeskrivelse. Cph. 1761–1791. Vols: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 +7.2. + 24 more volumes mostly bound in contemporary calf: Danmarks riges historie I-III. 1735. 1st ed. + Jødiske historie I + II. 1742. 1st ed. + Moralske fabler. 1751. 1st ed. + Moralske tanker I. 1744. 1st ed. + Holbergs Epistler I-III. 1750. 1st ed. + Trende epistle / Liv og levned. 1745. 1st ed. + Adskillige heltinders og Navnkundige Damers.. Vol. 1 +2 in one. Cph. Godiche. 1757. + Adskillige store helte I+II (et bind) 1742. 1st ed.
Also enclosed: Europæiske Rigers Historier. 1757. + Anhang til hans historiske. 1757. + Naturens og Folke-rettens Kundskab. 1751. + Kiöbenhavnske Samlinger af rare Trykte og Utrykte Piecer. 1. bind. Cph. Godiche. 1755. Bound in speckled calf. [Holbergiana]