INVENTORY #117176
Samlung von merkwürdigen Lebensbeschreibungen größten Theils aus der britannischen Biographie.
BAUMGARTEN, Siegmund Jakob; SEMLER, Johann Salomon
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Volumes I-IV of this collection of British biographies were written in German by Siegmund Jakob Baumgarten (1706-1757), a German theologian and author. The remaining seven volumes were completed by his disciple, Johann Salomon Semler after Baumgarten's death.
Publication Info
- Publisher: Johann Jußinus Gebauer
- Edition: n/a
- Date Published: 1754, 1755, 1757, 1759, 1762, 1769, 1770
- Place Published: Halle
- ISBN: n/a
Details
- Condition: Very good
- Signed: No
- Dust Jacket: No
- Jacket Condition: n/a
- Details:
GERMAN LANGUAGE TEXT. 10 vols. Vol 1: 870, [10]p; Vol 2: [20], 956p; Vol 3 [16], 888p; Vol 4: [4], 608p; Vol 5: [12], 879p; Vol 6: [8], 756p; Vol 7: [8], 758, [22]p; Vol 8: [8], 724p; Vol 9: [10], 708p; Vol 10: [14]; 704p. 20 cm. Vol. 1 bound in full leather with raised bands and gilt on spine. Frontispiece portrait of a biographical subject in 6 out of 10 volumes. No frontispiece in Vols 1, 8, 9, or 10. Vols. 2-9 are in half-vellum with impressing on spine and marbled endpapers with frontispiece portrait engravings. German language text. Ex-library with labels on front pastedown endpapers. Pages are clean and text clear. Bindings show wear from age. Library sticker on spine of vol. 1. with visible wear to leather. Scuffing and soiling to the vellum bindings. Actual binding secure. Sold "as is" and possibly subject to additional shipping due to weight.