Auction 349 Old & Rare Books - Various subjects
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MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- HAAFNER, J. Reize te voet door het eiland Ceilon. Amst., J. Allart, 1810. xii, civ, 467 pp. W. engr. ti., 2 fold. plates & 1 handcold. plate by R. Vinkeles after J. Haafner. Cont. mottled cf. w. raised bands, dec. gilt back & later red label, gilt floral centerpieces on both sides, surrounded by 2 gilt borders. and gilt lettering: "S.F.A.", "H.G." and "S.S.T.S." on both sides. (Bottom of spine slightly chipped, spine a bit rubbed, faintly stained at beginning and end).

Posthumously published, with over 100 pages describing the flora and fauna of Ceylon. - Tiele 435; Landwehr, VOC, 350; Landwehr, Books w. cold. plts., 297.

€ 140

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