Engraved frontis. port., engraved vignette on first title, & 51 plates (50 are folding). 8 p.l. (incl. frontis. port.), clxxxvi, 544 pp.; 1 p.l., 604 pp.; 6 p.l. (incl. frontis. plate), 756, [36] pp. Three vols. Thick 8vo, cont. half-vellum & speckled boards. Ulm & Memmingen [Vol. I]; Ulm [Vols. II & III]: Gaum, 1753-53-54.

First edition of this renowned account of Uffenbach’s book-collecting travels through Saxony, Belgium, Holland, and England. Uffenbach (1683-1734), was a member of a rich and famous noble family and studied at Strasbourg and Halle, where he developed his enthusiasm for collecting books and manuscripts. He constantly patronized the libraries and bookshops of Halle and... More