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1618592831618. Rare Seventeenth-Century Danish Decree Regulating Boatmen and Firearms Christian IV King of Denmark. Forordning om Baadsmend oc Bysseskyttere. Copenhagen: S.n. 12 November 1618. 4 pp. Quarto 7" x 5-3/4". Disbound folded sheet forming 2 leaves bound into recent marbled boards gilt-stamped calf title label to front. Light rubbing to extremities with minor wear to spine light toning to text. $400. This is a royal decree regulating boatmen and users of the arquebus a musket-like firearm popular in the early modern period. OCLC locates 4 copies none in North America. Bibliotheca Danica 19000000. unknown books
1628592821628. Christian IV King of Denmark. Forordning om Saltpeter oc Krud. Copenhagen: S.n. 19 September 1628. 4 pp. Quarto 7" x 6". Disbound folded sheet forming 2 leaves laid into recent textured paper folder hand-lettered title label to front. Some edgewear toning and faint dampstaining to text otherwise fine. $400. This is a royal decree regarding saltpeter and gunpowder or "Krud" as it was known in Old Danish. It aimed to discourage unauthorized shipments into his kingdom. OCLC locates no copies. Bibliotheca Danica 19000000. unknown books
1776008154London: Printed for J. Bew / Printed for the Author and Sold by B. Crosby 1776. "Memoirs of an Unfortunate Queen" published 1776 "Authentic Memoirs.Catherine II" published 1797. Each book RARE in its own right "Unfortunate Queen"last seen in Maggs Catalogue 1955 "Catherine II" last seen at auction in 1920 Rare Book Hub. 3 260 pp. vi 6 291 7 pp. Frontispiece engraved portrait of Caroline Matilda. Catherine II with half-title and title page. Very Good in early 19th c. quarter calf over marbled boards the back gilt with two stag decorations edges mottled boards rubbed interiors of both books exceptionally clean and bright. A unique and quite attractive book. . First Edition. Quarter Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Printed for J. Bew / Printed for the Author and Sold by B. Crosby Hardcover books
