811 - Germany - Berlin and Potsdam - Nicolai, Friedrich. Description of the Royal Residence Cities of Berlin and Potsdam, All the Curiosities Found There, and the Surrounding Area. Third, completely revised edition. Volumes 1–3 and appendix in 3 volumes. With 5 engraved maps and floor plans, each folded multiple times. Berlin, Nicolai, 1786. 20 x 13 cm. 19th-century half-leather bindings with spine label (spines rubbed, joints partially cracked).

Germany - Berlin and Potsdam - Nicolai, Friedrich. Description of the Royal Residence Cities of Berlin and Potsdam, All the Curiosities Found There, and the Surrounding Area. Third, completely revised edition. Volumes 1–3 and appendix in 3 volumes. With 5 engraved maps and floor plans, each folded multiple times. Berlin, Nicolai, 1786. 20 x 13 cm. 19th-century half-leather bindings with spine label (spines rubbed, joints partially cracked). Substantially expanded third edition. - Goedeke IV/1, 500, 10 - Engelmann I, 399. - Berlin-B. 52 - The most important and detailed description of Berlin from the time of Frederick the Great, and at the same time one of the major works of the Berlin Enlightenment. Nicolai attracted great attention due to the unsparing candor of his portrayal of social, ecclesiastical, economic, and cultural conditions. Includes all of the city’s streets, squares, and architectural landmarks. - The plates feature city maps of Berlin and Potsdam, a map of the “area around Berlin,” and two floor plans of the Royal Palace in Potsdam. - The rare appendix with the subtitle: “News of the Architects, Sculptors, Engravers, Painters, Stucco Artists, and Other Artists.” - Title pages stamped; title of Volume 3 altered; slightly browned and partially foxed.