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Ludvig Holberg (b. Bergen 1684, d. 1754)

Purchased by The Royal Danish Library in September 2018.

Ludvig Holberg: Introduction til de fornemste Europæiske Rigers Historier/ Fortsat indtil disse tider. Cph: Jacob Bornheinrich 1711. With frontispiece. (14), 720, 198, (21) pp. With autograph annotations by H.A. Brorson, 1747. Preliminary leaves worn and restored and last leaf repaired. Some leaves with narrow margins. Wear and minor holdes. Bound in cont. full calf with marbled edges. Lower part of spine with wear.

Rare 1st edition of Holberg's first book.

Ehr. M: I, 54 pp. + Biblioteca Einar Christiansen I: #275.

Provenance: The Danish Pietist Bishop and hymn writer H.A. Brorson (1694–1764) and later Einar Christiansen.

Condition

Condition report on request. Contact books@bruun-rasmussen.dk

Auction

Paintings, books & letters, 18 September 2018

Category

Books & manuscripts

Estimate

10,000–15,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

15,500 DKK