Jagt- och naturbilder ur J.F. Victorins bref och dagböcker af J.W. Grill
160 pages, coloured lithographic frontispiece, 8 colour lithographic plates, uncut edges, original front and back pictorial paper wrappers bound in with the volume, rebound in half leather with marbled boards, patterned spine gilt with blue title label.
‘Johan Fredrik Victorin (1831-1855) was a prominent Swedish zoologist and explorer in South Africa . He was the son of Per Henric Victorin (1790-1857), industrialist on Kvarns use, Krist's parish in Östergötland, He was married to his cousin Hedvig (Hedda) Westring (1804-1864), daughter of Karl XIV, Johan's first physician, Johan Petter West Ring and his wife, born Braad. Johan Fredrik Victorin died at only 24 years of age, having just returned from his African trip. He brought home rich material, including an insect collection of over 2000 species.’ From Wikipedia: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Fredrik_Victorin
- Size: 8vo (220 x 150mm)
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