Author: Björnsdóttur, Sigriöur
Title: Gamlar koparstungur frá Íslandi; Old Engravings from Iceland II, (ca. 1840)
Description: Reykjavik: Sigriöur Björnsdóttur, 1925. Safnaö saman og gefiö út af Bókaverzlun Ísafoldar, Sigriöi Bjornsdóttur (Reykjavik 1925), Öll réttindi askilin Sigriöur Björnsdóttur. Paper bound in slate wrappers, oblong 12mo, unpaginated, illustrated with 12 engravings. Embossed illustration stamped on front cover. Triple hole on spine sewn and tied with silk ribbon. Contents: Reykjavik; Arrival to the market-town; The church at Mælifell; Geysir immediately after an eruption; The church at Breiöabólsstaö; Eyjafjallajökull from Hliöarendi; Crossing the Hvitá near Skálholt; Mount Hekla from Oddi; Arnarstapi; Krisuvik and the Sulphur Mountains; Dresses from the eighteenth century; Old festival-dress. First two tissue guards missing. Covers moderately creased and corners somewhat fanned else very good. 85 grams. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books.

Keywords: Engravings Iceland Nineteenth Century, Old Icelandic Engravings Art


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