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Ambrosius Stub (b. 1705, d. 1758)

Ambrosius Stub: Arier og andre Poetiske Stykker. Cph 1771. Bound in half leather. Spine with wear, fronthinge a little loose.

The rare 1st edition of the Danish author Ambrosius Stub's first published collection of poems “Arier”, which contains the first printing of his famous poem “Den kiedsom Vinter gik sin Gang”.

Provenance: The Danish attorney, book collector and honoured member of the “Herlovianersamfundet”, Viggo Loft (1885–1967).

Auction

Books and manuscripts, 22 June 2021

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8,000–10,000 DKK

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