898 - Europe - Poland - Zöllner, Johann Friedrich. Letters on Silesia, Krakow, Wieliczka, and the County of Glatz, written during a journey in 1791. 2 volumes. Includes 1 folded engraved map, 6 (3 folded) copperplate plates, and 3 tables. Berlin, Maurer, 1792–1793. 1 folio, 450 pp.; 1 folio, IV, 426, VII pp. 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Contemporary half-leather bindings with 2 spine labels and gilt spine (covers dusty).

Europe - Poland - Zöllner, Johann Friedrich. Letters on Silesia, Krakow, Wieliczka, and the County of Glatz, written during a journey in 1791. 2 volumes. Includes 1 folded engraved map, 6 (3 folded) copperplate plates, and 3 tables. Berlin, Maurer, 1792–1793. 1 folio, 450 pp.; 1 folio, IV, 426, VII pp. 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Contemporary half-leather bindings with 2 spine labels and gilt spine (covers dusty). First and only edition. - Engelmann 261 - Loewe 725 - Lipperheide Dfo 5 - Griep-Luber 1534. - Copy from the library of the Counts of Schönborn-Buchheim, with a count’s library label on the front cover and an ex libris on the inside cover. - Zöllner traveled through Silesia and the County of Glatz in 1791 as a companion to Baron von Carmer. Based on letters to his wife (containing general regional descriptions and travel experiences) as well as to Alexander von Humboldt (with statistical details), this work presents a half-popular, half-scientific regional study of Silesia. - Also includes detailed reports on Silesian mining and the cloth industry, as well as on the universities of Breslau and Krakow. - Copperplate engravings depicting views of Adersbach, Schreibersau (2), Wartha, and Zackenfall, as well as 1 colored illustration of traditional costumes. - Somewhat browned and stained in places. - A good and complete copy. *