Saxony-Anhalt Beckmann, Johann Christoph and Bernhard Ludwig History of the Principality of Anhalt. Of its ancient inhabitants and some still existing ancient monuments, natural goodness, division, rivers, cities, towns and villages, princely history of the princes of Anhalt. Highness, histories of the princes Persons, religious acts, princely ministers, noble families, scholars, and other distinguished citizens. 7 parts in 3 vols. With more. eng. Vignettes and 95 (of 98) partly folded and double-page copper plates. Zerbst, Zimmermann, 1710. 588 p., 2 vols., 496 (recte 498), 390 p., 19 vols. (index). Folio. (Mod.) HLdr. with RSchd. (somewhat stained). Catalogue Bibliothek Reichstag III, 671 - Catalogue Commerzbibliothek Hamburg 855 - ADB II, 241 - Lipsius-Leitzmann 29 - Schottenloher 29035i - Specht 50 - Valuable and generously equipped chronicle of the country, still of lasting historical value today. "In the development of German particular histories, it represents a pleasing step forward and can be characterised as a "model work" for the time... We also get to know the inner conditions of the country with a vividness that was still rare everywhere at that time" (Wegele p. 716 f.) - Sought after above all because of the double-page or folded views of towns, including bale views. Town views, among them Ballenstädt, Bernburg, Dessau, Gernrode, Köthen, Coswig, Nienburg, Oranienbaum, Zerbst a. o. The other plates with portraits of princes, coins, medals, coats of arms (2 col.) and antiquities. - Well-washed copy, some of the engravings mounted or backed, vol. 1 without frontispiece, engraved title, title page and frontispiece. Title, printed title and pre-title mounted or backed with larger losses, first few vols. (up to p. 9) backed or mounted with marginal defects. Vol. 2 pp. 253/54 with handwritten addition. Corner loss. Overall an excellent copy with very numerous, decorative copper plates. - Includes: Ders. Derselbe. Accessiones historiae Anhaltinae. From the differentiated the Hoch-Furstl. Hauss und Furstenthum Anhalt together with related documents. At the same time a continuation of the ... Anhalt history from 1709 to 1716. 1 engraved title vignette, 1 engraved title vignette. Title vignette, 1 engraved. Head vignette, 3 (1 folded) copper plates (all others missing). Ibid. 1716. 2 vols. 3, 632 p., 4 vols. HLdr. - Lipsius-L. 29 - Bernd 2637 - First edition of the continuation of Beckmann's "Historie des Furstentums Anhalt". - In the continuation most of the engravings missing, some marginal defects added, numerous contemporary handwritten additions in the diary. - Includes: Samuel Lentz. Becmannus enucleatus, suppletus et continuatus, Oder: Historisch-genealogische Fürstellung des hochfürstlichen Hauses Anhalt und der davon abstammenden Markgrafen zu Brandenburg, Herzoge zu Sachsen, und Sachsen-Lauenburg. With numerous copper plates (not coll.). Cöthen a. Dessau, Cörner, 1757. (damaged) paperback (initially with water damage and losses at lower margin, overall with stronger traces of wear). - Including: Dass. Central hardcover (with strong signs of wear). With numerous engravings (not coll., stronger traces of wear).