Philippe Le Bas - Suède et Norvège - 1838





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Philippe Le Bas presents Suède et Norvège, a first edition French-language historical and geographical study of Sweden and Norway, published in Paris by Firmin Didot in 1838, in a demi chagrin binding with 565 pages and 66 plates in a pocket-sized 22 × 14 cm volume.
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Philippe Le Bas. Sweden and Norway. Paris, Firmin Didot, 1838, 565 pp. and 66 plates
A volume in octavo (220x140 mm), half morocco, spine with ornamental raised bands (binding of the period). Wear and rubbing on the boards and spine. Scattered foxing
Original edition; with 66 plates (44 for Sweden and 12 for Norway)
In this work, Philippe Le Bas offers a historical, geographical, political, and social presentation of the two Scandinavian countries then united under a single crown. He describes their territory, climate, natural resources, institutions, traditions, and the main characteristics of their populations.
The author also traces the history of Sweden and Norway, from their origins to their contemporary situation, mentioning the dynasties, conflicts, political reforms, and the relations between the two kingdoms.
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Philippe Le Bas. Sweden and Norway. Paris, Firmin Didot, 1838, 565 pp. and 66 plates
A volume in octavo (220x140 mm), half morocco, spine with ornamental raised bands (binding of the period). Wear and rubbing on the boards and spine. Scattered foxing
Original edition; with 66 plates (44 for Sweden and 12 for Norway)
In this work, Philippe Le Bas offers a historical, geographical, political, and social presentation of the two Scandinavian countries then united under a single crown. He describes their territory, climate, natural resources, institutions, traditions, and the main characteristics of their populations.
The author also traces the history of Sweden and Norway, from their origins to their contemporary situation, mentioning the dynasties, conflicts, political reforms, and the relations between the two kingdoms.

