Typical 19th century publication. Not only because of the numerous and wonderful wood engravings, but also for the friction and struggle of the writing academics given the contemporary state of science, the evolution theory and the Bible.
Tafereel van het heel-al /
[by] J.J. von Littrow and J.G. Sommer.
Year: 1848.
Volumes:
I - Het uitspansel en deszelfs werelden.
II - Van de vaste en vloeibare oppervlakte des aardbols.
III - Beschrijving van den dampkring.
Author: J.J. von Littrow.
Contributor: J.G. Sommer.
Publisher: The Hague. K. Fuhri.
Annotation: one-off? Fuhri publication, volumes 2 and 3 improved and revised.
In the original publisher’s bindings, bound half leather over marbled covers.
Size: XVI, 679 , XII, 413, XII, 348 pp.
Format: 29 cm.
Signs of use and age-related colouration.
Old stains, the covers and spine have scrapes and wear.
Very solid binding, all bindings complete.
A wonderful and fairly rare set.
- Object
- Book
- Number of Books
- 3
- Subject
- Astronomy, Geology, Physics
- Author/ Illustrator
- J.J. von Littrow en J.G. Sommer
- Book Title
- Tafereel van het heel-al
- Condition
- Good
- Publication year oldest item
- 1848
- Edition
- Illustrated Edition
- Language
- Dutch
- Original language
- Yes
- Publisher
- 's-Gravenhage : K.Fuhri