Lot 7
H. Barth, Reisen und Entdeckungen in Nord- und Central-Afrika. 5 Vol. Gotha, 1857.
Estimate
€ 600
Starting Price
€ 400
Lot:
7
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
Heinrich Barth
Barth, Heinrich: Reisen und Entdeckungen in Nord- und Central-Afrika in den Jahren 1849-1855. Tagebuch seiner im Auftrag der Brittischen Regierung unternommenen Reise. 5 Vol. Gotha: Perthes 1857-1858. 21,6 x 14,1 cm. With 60 colour lithographic plates, numerous illustrations in the text and 16 folded lithographic maps. XLII pp, 638 pp; XII pp, 762 pp; XI pp, 612 pp; XII pp, 688 pp; XII pp, 804 pp. Blue Original linen with blind-embossed ornamental borders and a gold-embossed title on the spine.
(The covers are slightly worn and discoloured, particularly the spines. Slightly browned throughout.)
Henze I, 175ff; Kainbacher 30. The lithographs were produced by J. M. Bernatz from sketches by Barth; the maps were by Petermann. Partly unopened copy. “He was a tireless note-taker and record-keeper who recorded everything that the day brought [...]” (Henze).
(The covers are slightly worn and discoloured, particularly the spines. Slightly browned throughout.)
Henze I, 175ff; Kainbacher 30. The lithographs were produced by J. M. Bernatz from sketches by Barth; the maps were by Petermann. Partly unopened copy. “He was a tireless note-taker and record-keeper who recorded everything that the day brought [...]” (Henze).