£400
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs - Including the Trevor Dawson Magic Collection | 613
Auction: 30 September 2020 at 11:00 BST
Wittenberg:Tobias Mevius and Elerdus Schumacher, 1666. Small 4to, three plates and folding map, contemporary calf gilt, map trimmed along lower margin affecting engraved area, some dampstaining to most leaves and covers, each plate with annotation to upper right corner
Note: Where does amber come from? This work, published by Klobius in 1666, looking into a range of possible theories as to the origin of amber, including the possibility that it was Madagascan bird excrement!