Dr. Franz Kottenkamp - Werke - 1851-1852

For sale: a rare, almost complete 14-volume collection of “Kottenkamp’s Works” in uniform, decorative bindings.
Dr. Franz Kottenkamp (1806–1858) was a well-known translator and popularizer of English scientific and historical works. This edition was published by Rieger’s Verlagbuchhandlung in Stuttgart around 1851/52 and contains accessible introductions to the natural sciences, physics, architecture, history, and more.
Included titles (visible on title pages and spines):
• Creation in its Glory and Its Laws (popular, approachable introduction to the sciences)
• Presentation of Electromagnetism (by P. M. Roget, translated by Kottenkamp)
• The Most Famous Buildings
• History of Greece, its Literature, Philosophy and Art (Wilhelm Schöttlen / Kottenkamp)
• other volumes on Mechanics, Natural History, Geology, Geography and Ethnology, etc.
Format: Small Octavo (ca. 18–20 cm), 14 volumes complete.
Binding: Decorative contemporary half-leather bindings with marbled boards, gold-embossed spine titles, and rich ornamental spine gilding (“Kottenkamp’s Works. Volume X”). One volume with a green spine label (typical for the series).
Condition:
Used, but in good to fair condition for a set about 170–175 years old (condition 3- to 3).
• Spine and edges rubbed, leather somewhat dry and the joints slightly cracked (typical), corners bumped
• Gilding partially faded
• Inside: paper slightly yellowed and with occasional foxing (as with almost all copies of this era), but intact, complete and legible
• No loose pages, no major tears or missing pages
• Overall a very presentable, closed library set with a charming “old book” atmosphere
Special features:
Very rarely offered as a closed 14-volume series! Ideal for collectors of 19th-century popular science, historical reference works, or decorative half-leather sets. Perfect for furnishing a classic library shelf or as a gift for science and history enthusiasts.