HELVETISCHER CALENDER auf die Jahre 1780-1798. Together 19 vols. (all published).
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Zürich, Switzerland
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About This Item
Zurich, Gessner, 1779-97. With 19 engr. titles, 113 folding views, engr. by Salomon Gessner (53), a.o., 1 engr. portrait of Nikolaus von Flüe, 1 engr. costume plate, 5 (1 folding) sheets of music, 10 engr. plates with the phases of the moon. 16mo. Orig. marbled boards, gilt-decorated, edges gilt. In orig. slipcases. Zurich, Gessner, (1779-97). Complete run of this calendar published by Gessner in Zurich from 1780 to 1798, with all engravings and music leaves. The pocket size almanacs have a calendar at the beginning, which lists federal and cantonal holidays, fairs, historical events, the state of the crops and the phases of the moon. The next section offers information about the administrations and the church. Further offered are historical, geographical or literary contributions, a.o. by Johann Heinrich Füssli, Heinrich Zschokke, Johann Rudolf Wyss, Ulrich Bräker, and Thomas Platter. Salomon Gessner engraved all the views himself up to his death, later engravers were Johann Heinrich Mayer, Ludwig Hess, a.o. - Clean, nice copies in their attractice bindings. - Köhring 35; Haller IV, 1038; Lonchamp 1649; Wäber 14; Schollenberger 24; Leemann-van Elck, Salomon Gessner (1930), nos. 385-437. ALMANACH ; HELVETICA: ALLGEMEIN ; HELVETICA ;
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- Bookseller
- Hellmut Schumann Antiquariat (CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32166-1334
- Title
- HELVETISCHER CALENDER auf die Jahre 1780-1798. Together 19 vols. (all published).
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Zurich, Gessner
- Date Published
- 1779-97
- Keywords
- ALMANACH ; HELVETICA: ALLGEMEIN ; HELVETICA ;
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Hellmut Schumann Antiquariat
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- Gilt
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