Wulfschmidt (3 results)

stiff paper wrappers. Wulfschmidt, Jacob Pontus von (illustrator). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 121, (3) pages. Detailed bibliographical account of the works of Jacob Pontus von Wulfschmidt. His works describe "various kinds of tools and gear for farming, cattle-raising, hunting and fishing, and contain explanatory illustrations." Eight editions were published between the years 1771-1783, of which only three were professionally printed. The others were printed by the author himself and three of those were printed with moveable types made of wood. "It was surely entirely unique for this method to be employed at the end of the 18th century." - (Summary). Includes a frontispiece and 22 plates (21 coloured). Largely unopened. Wrappers soiled, some chipping to the edges and spine ends.

Condition: Good. Gävle, E. P. Sundqvist, 1783. Folio. (20) pp. & 11 double-page hand-coloured plate leaves, including cover. With the author's manuscript notes accompanying the illustrations. Early 20th-century brown half cloth with slightly damaged paper label. Front cover chipped and a few spots. Blind stamp of Kungliga biblioteket covered by another neat stamp "Duplum" in lower margin on first leaf. Occasional spotting, for example, stains of printing ink on the last two plate leaves. A good copy.Hebbe Den svenska lantbrukslitteraturen 2011a. Bernström Jacob Pontus von Wulfschmidts Bondestolpe 14. Schreber Svenska jaktens litteratur 415, the note. Müntzing Svensk jaktlitteratur (1928) nr 247. Late edition of this charming work with illustrated presentations of the author's own inventions and improvements of agricultural equipment, among other things. Among the described objects are a spear for bear hunting, traps for wolves, foxes, eagles and hares, a fishing-tackle for perch with luminescent bait and swimming floats. The present edition is the most common among the eight that were published between 1771 and 1783, but still a rarity. Jacob Pontus von Wulfschmidt (1730-89) was a corporal at the Bohuslän dragoons before he became active as a agricultural reformer and an inventor. The plates are watermarked "C H" (Carl Hultman) and "L B" under the arms of Uppland for the Lingonbacka paper mill.

Folio (338 x 215mm.)  [20]p., and  20 full-page hand-coloured woodcut illustrations with ms captions and lettering, original printed pictorial wrappers (each with illustration on verso/recto) 20th century quarter-vellum, some paper repairs. Gävle: Ernst Peter Sundquist,  Between 1771 and 1783 Von Wulfschmidt produced eight different editions of this work, although only three of which used moveable type as here. The book describes various kinds of tools and gear for farming, cattle-raising, hunting and fishing, and contain explanatory illustrations.  .