PRESENTATION-COPY
AABYE, THOMAS.
Jord-Eiendommes Skyldsætning eller Matriculering samt der ældre og nyere Matriculeringer for Danmark i Almindelighed og for Bornholm i Særdeleshed.
Kiøbenhavn, 1816.
8vo. In contemporary marbled wrappers. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. With author dedication to front free end-paper: "Zirlichkeiten / Herrn Kammerherrn og / Amtmand Schumacher / Ridder af Dannebrog / Underdanigst / Aabye". (i.e. English: "Delicacies / To Chamberlain and / County Governor Schumacher / Knight of the Dannebrog / Most humbly / Aabye"). Light wear to spine, internally very nice and clean. 128 pp.
Presentation copy of Aabye’s work on the assessment of landed property for taxation purposes, known as “skyldsætning” or “matriculering” in Danish. It provides a detailed account of how land has been evaluated and recorded for tax purposes throughout Danish history. This present copy was given to Chamberlain and County Governor Schumacher (1743–1817), Knight of Dannebrog, Danish diplomat and the brother of Jens Reimert Schumacher.
Order-nr.: 62371
DKK 1.800,00