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, neatly recased with the original front and back pictorial paper wrappers pasted onto grey card boards, now housed in a specially made blue simulated leather slipcase, a very good copy.
‘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.’ https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Fredrik_Victorin
- Overall Condition: A Very Good Copy
- Size: 8vo (220 x 150mm)
- Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
- Contact Person: Paul Mills
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 021 794 0600
- Preferred Payment Methods: Visa & Mastercard via PayGate secure links and Bank transfers.
- Trade Associations: ABA - ILAB, SABDA
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