[Sweden. Scheffer] The history of Lapland

Wherein are shewed the original, manners, habits, marriages, conjurations, &c of that people. Written by Iohn Shefferus, professor of law & rhetorick at Upsal in Sweden. Oxford, at the [Sheldonian] Theater "and are sold by George West and Amos Curtein", 1674, (4),147,(1) p., with engraved frontispiece, folding, engraved map and many woodcut illustrations in the text (1x repeated on letterpress title page), contemporary calf, folio.

Occ. foxing. With contemporary letter in pen mounted to inside of the front board; bookblock reset in binding, binding itself carefully restored. Good copy of the first edition of the English translation, one of the most important works related to Swedish Lapland. "The history long remained the main source of information on Lapland" (Cox I, p. 178).