Lot 1199: [PÖLLNITZ, Karl Ludwig von] Amusemens des eaux de Spa. Amsterdam P. Mortier

[PÖLLNITZ, Karl Ludwig von] Amusemens des eaux de Spa. Amsterdam P. Mortier 1734 2 vol., 8vo: [2]-viii-420, [ii]-515 pp., 6 and 6 pl. (marg. dam., min. fox., staining and soiling). Contemp. calf., gilt spine with 4 raised bands (min. traces of use, corners bumped, spines with def. and min. missing parts). Mod. slipcase. First ed. of this work on the Spa springs. In addition to paying attention to the healing effect of the mineral springs, there is also information about the people who visited Spa, about the culture that prevailed there, etc. Ill. with 12 folding engr. depicting views of Spa. Ref. STCN. Prov. Libr. stamp. - Pierre Delrée (Mod.bookpl.). Joined: De Limbourg, Jean-Philippe - Les amusemens de Spa. Amst., Les Libraires Associés, 1782-1783. 2 vol., 8to: [iv]-243-[12], [iv]-340 pp., 8 and 8 pl. (uncut copy, min. fox., soiling and staining, some dam., all plates with min. dam., large plan of Spa sev. dam.). Contemp. cased bindings (worn, joints loose, dam.). Mod. slipcase. Second ed. (1st 1763) of the work by De Limbourg on the amusements of Spa, based on the work of de Pöllnitz. The author focused on the sources and fountains as well as the general environment. Ill. with 16 folding engr. depicting Spa and the places from the area, most by H. J. Godin after A. Leloup. Ref. STCN. - Body, p. 45. (4 vol.)