1831 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY BY YOUNG DANISH BOY ON HOLIDAY/BUYING TRIP IN DENMARK
106ABOUT 7 1/4" X 4 1/2". ABOUT 30 HANDWRITTEN PAGES. CARDBOARD COVERS ARE ORIGINAL, BUT CLOTH SPINE IS IN SUCH EXCELLENT CONDITION WE BELIEVE IT MAY BE A REPLACEMENT. A LITTLE BIT OF INK STAINING ON COVER AND PAGE CORNERS. ALMANAC IN DANISH, PRINTED IN COPENHAGEN, IS BOUND WITHIN. THE UNIDENTIFIED WRITER OF THE DIARY APPEARS TO BE A YOUNG DANISH MAN WHO IS WRITING IN ENGLISH - PERHAPS LIVING ELSEWHERE HE RETURNS TO THE HOME COUNTRY TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES AS HE SEEMS TO BE ENGAGED IN BUYING WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS, RAPESEED, ETC. FOR A FAMILY BUSINESS WHICH APPEARS TO BE A BREWERY. THE WEATHER, PRICES OF CROPS, POLITICAL NEWS, FANCY BALLS, GIRLS, ETC. ARE DISCUSSED. VARIOUS PLACES/EVENTS ARE MENTIONED; THE ISLANDS, WARS BETWEEN FRANCE, BELGIUM, HOLLAND, RUSSIA, POLAND AND BATTLES ARE MENTIONED AS WELL. VERY WELL WRITTEN AND MOST INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE COMING FROM A YOUNG DANISH MAN IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY AND WITH OPINIONS AND COMMENTARY ON EUROPE OF THE DAY.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, DIARY, JOURNAL, LOG, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, DIARIES, JOURNALS, LOGS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, Travel, Denmark, Low Countries, Brewing, Beer, Ale, Stout, Farming, Politics, Steamship Travel, European History,
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