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“Beskrivelse over Finmarkens Lapper” is considered to be one of the most important works dealing with the Sami people.
The book is written in Latin and Danish and was supplied with comments by bishop Johan Ernst Gunnerus and E. J. Jessen-Schardeböll.

Beskrivelse over Finmarkens Lapper, deres Tungemaal, Levemaade og forrige Afgudsdyrkelse, oplyst ved mange Kaaberstykker: med J. E. Gunneri, Anmærkninger; og E. J. Jessen-S., Afhandling om de Norske Finners og Lappers hedenske Religion

Copenhagen 1769. [14], 15, [5], 544, [2], 82, [2] pp. 101 engraved plates. Complete. Contemporary full calf with new morocco leather label. Spine richly gilt in compartments. Small repair at foot and minor split at head of upper joint. A few minor wormholes and superficial scrathes to back cover. Provenance: Bookplate; Peter von Hemert, bookplate to front pastedown, Frederik Christian Raben, gilt stamt to front cover, Grevskabet Christiansholm, stamp on fly-leaf and title-page. A fine and well preserved copy.

kr 125,000.00