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an old book sitting on top of a white tablea black and white photo of an old book with a picture of a man
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Estimate €650 - €900
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Silesia Henel von Hennenfeld, Nicolai Silesio-graphia renovata. 2 volumes in 1 volume. With an engraved portrait of the author. Breslau and Leipzig, Bachius, 1704. 16 leaves, 804, 768 pp., 1 leaf, 1283 pp., 18 unnumbered leaves. Contemporary paper binding with handwritten title page. The best and most complete edition. – Loewe 616. – Wegele 380. – ADB XI, 737. – “Of outstanding significance as the earliest attempt at a historical-geographical description of Silesia carried out on a scientific basis” (Grünhagen in ADB). This second edition, prepared by the learned Breslau prelate Fibiger using material collected by Henel and supplemented with numerous detailed notes, is almost ten times the size of the first edition of 1613. At the beginning of Volume 1 are three German dedicatory poems by Chr. A. Knorr von Rosenroth, Chr. Gryphius and Gottfried Klaunig. – Ex-libris of Duke Ludwig Rudolf of Brunswick and Lüneburg on the inside cover. – Slightly browned. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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