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MAGNUS, OLAUS, Archbishop of Upsala. Historia de gentibus septentrionalis. 471 (of 472) woodcut illustrations; full-page woodcut map of Scandinavia (cropped in blank lower margin). [84], 814 (of 815) pages; lacks final leaf with full page woodcut with printer's device and arms of the author. Folio, 272x199 mm, 18th-century 1/2 vellum with morocco lettering piece, binding worn; minor worming through opening leaves not impairing legibility, title soiled and rehinged, paper fault in S2 repaired affecting woodcut initial on verso, 2V4-5 spattered with small brown stains, 3I5 toned with repaired clean tears, last several leaves reinforced in gutters; institutional bookplate (with release stamp). Rome: (Giovanni Maria Viotto, January) 1555
first edition of a monumental work on the peoples, customs, folklore, and natural history of Scandinavia, noted both for its variegated, sometimes fantastic content and entertaining illustrations. Adams M140; Alden 555/37 (for portions on Greenland); Harvard/Mortimer-Italian 270.
