Hasselquist (Frederick) Voyages and Travels in the Levant In the Years 1749, 50, 51, 52 ... containing Observations in Natural History, Physick, Agriculture, and Commerce, London: for L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1766, 8vo, 18th century calf, decorative gilt tooled spine with raised bands, red title label and date tooled to foot of spine, first English edition, half-title, fold out engraved map, bookplate for Lord Sandys
Provenance:Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
Footnote:[Atabey 564] "The first edition was published in Swedish as Iter Palaestinum, 1757. Hasselquist, a student of Linnaeus, was the first to undertake a systematic study of the natural history of the Holy Land. An important work." (Atabey)
Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer The Ombersley Court Library collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.
Proceeds of the sale will will be donated to the Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (Charity 1127871).
Hartlebury Castle is a historic Worcestershire estate first given to Bishop Aelhun in 855AD. Home of the Bishops of Worcester until 2007. it has a longstanding connection with the Sandys family throughout its history.
Sold for £450
Hasselquist (Frederick) Voyages and Travels in the Levant In the Years 1749, 50, 51, 52 ... containing Observations in Natural History, Physick, Agriculture, and Commerce, London: for L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1766, 8vo, 18th century calf, decorative gilt tooled spine with raised bands, red title label and date tooled to foot of spine, first English edition, half-title, fold out engraved map, bookplate for Lord Sandys
Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
[Atabey 564] "The first edition was published in Swedish as Iter Palaestinum, 1757. Hasselquist, a student of Linnaeus, was the first to undertake a systematic study of the natural history of the Holy Land. An important work." (Atabey)
THE OMBERSLEY COURT LIBRARY
Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer The Ombersley Court Library collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.
Proceeds of the sale will will be donated to the Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (Charity 1127871).
Hartlebury Castle is a historic Worcestershire estate first given to Bishop Aelhun in 855AD. Home of the Bishops of Worcester until 2007. it has a longstanding connection with the Sandys family throughout its history.
spine darkened with a little loss to head and foot, lower date label partially missing, endpapers with browned edges, folding map a little soiled and imprinted on title, not collated, scattered foxing and spotting, hinges cracked
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