Auction 157

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Wertvolle Bücher, Graphik, Historische Photographie

Friday, 24 October 2025 at 11:00 am Lose 1- 1105
Saturday, 25 October 2025 at 11:00 am Lose 1106-2003

Lot 1484 Siegfried Passarge. Adamaua. Bericht über die …

Adamaua. Bericht über die Expedition des Deutschen Kamerun-Komitees in den Jahren 1893/94. Mit einem Frontispiz, 20 Tafeln, zahlreichen Textabb. und 4 Faltkarten in Buchtasche. Berlin, D. Reimer, 1895. XVI, 573 S. 4°. Restaurierter Lwd. unter Verwendung des OEinbandes mit goldgepr. Titel (berieben und bestoßen, leicht fleckig).

Afrika - Kamerun

Geographie und Reisen – Erste Ausgabe. - Kainbacher I.103 - Henze IV. 31 ff - Mit einer Widmung des Verlegers Ernst Vohsen an Edgar von Üchtritz: "dem tapferen und trefflichen Führer der deutschen Adamauaexpedition in herzlicher Freundschaft von Ernst Vohsen, Berlin (16).XI.95" - Mit handschriftlichen Anmerkungen in der ersten Person eines Teilnehmers der Exepedition, wahrscheinlich v. Üchtritz selbst. - "Ein Werk, das die Reisebeschreibung mit dem ersten, ernsten Versuch einer wissenschaftlichen Ordnung und Erklärung der physischen Raumelemente in sich vereinigte" (Henze). - Stockfleckig, Ränder minimal gebräunt. Insgesamt sehr gut erhalten.

Geography and Travel – Africa. - Camerun. - With a frontispiece, 20 plates, numerous text illustrations and 4 folding maps in book pocket. Restored canvas using the original covers with gilt-stamped title (rubbed and bumped, slightly stained). - First edition. - With a dedication by the publisher Ernst Vohsen to Edgar von Üchtritz: "dem tapferen und trefflichen Führer der deutschen Adamauaexpedition in herzlicher Freundschaft von Ernst Vohsen, Berlin (16).XI.95". - With handwritten annotations in the first person of a participant in the expedition, probably v. Üchtritz himself. - "A work that united the travel description with the first serious attempt at a scientific organization and explanation of the physical elements of space" (Henze). - Foxing, margins minimally browned. Overall in very good condition.

Startprice: 240 €
Estimate: 300 €

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