GERMANY Abel, Caspar. Collection of many old chronicles not yet printed, than the Lower Saxon, Halberstädtschen, Quedlinburgische, Ascherslebische, and Ermslebischen. Velvet of an encore to the Teuchen and Saxon Alterthümern. 7 Bl., 856 pp. 17 x 10 cm. Blind embossed calf leather band d. C. (breath and toast) with rich ornamental gold-plated and gold-embroidered RSchild. Brunswick, Ludolph Schröder, 1732. NDB I, 12th – First edition. The final supplement to Abel's historical work. "In his 'German and Saxon Alterthümern', 1729-1732. 3 Bde. 8°, in the taste of time he sought to lighten the dark prehistory of the peoples by dreamy etymologies, but the third part is: 'Collection of several old chronicles not yet printed', usable for local history still now' (NDB). – The rear fl. Purpose to renew the front old. Title somewhat dirty, interior mirror with modern exlibris.