Olaus Magnus:

De gentibus septentrionalibus historia.

Ambergae (Amberg), ex typographeio Forsteriano, 1599. 12mo. (12,5 x 8 cms.) [24] + 598 pp. (irregular pagination). Woodcut on p. 34 reproducing an ”alphabetum gothicum”.

Contemporary vellum, worn and soiled, corner cut from front flyleaf, top of spine defective.

Thirteenth edition of Olaus Magnus’ History of the Nordic Peoples. Collijn, 3, pp. 308-9. Rudbeck 1099. Warmholtz 1414.

[With:]

Henricus Soterus:

Svecia, sive de svecorum regis dominiis et opibus. Commentarius politicus.

Leiden, ex officina Elzeviriana, 1631. 16mo. (10,9 x 5,4 cms.) [8] pp. incl. engraved title + 320 pp. Runes in woodcut on p. 24. Opens with ”Regni sueciæ geographica & politico descriptio” by Andreas Bureus.

Lightly soiled contemporary vellum, later ms title on spine, red edges. Text clean and fine.

First Elzevier edition. Willems 359. Collijn col. 900 & 121. Warmholtz 6694.

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