(Holberg, Ludvig). Nicolai Klimii iter subterranevm novam telluris theoriam ac historiam quintae monarchiæ adhuc nobis incognitæ exhibens e bibliotheca B. Abelini. 380 S. With copper title, stung frontispiece and 3 (1 folded) copper plates. 17 x 10 cm. Semi-leather d. C. (breathing and bumping, joints bursting). Copenhagen and Leipzig, Jacob Preuß, 1741. Graesse III, 321. Stammhammer II, 171. – Rare first Latin edition of Holberg's important satirical-phantastic-philosophical travel novel, a critique of the political, social and religious conditions in Europe. A journey to the center of the earth staged as a social-utopian satire. The first German edition was published in the same year, followed by the first Danish edition in 1742. With curious illustrations, including a sketch of the location of the fantastic country. – A little brown-spotted, title with deleted stamp. Interior mirror with modern exlibris.