‎"ØRSTED, H. C.‎
‎Forholdet mellem Unge og Gamle, med særdeles Hensyn paa den i Verden indtrædende Yngling. Tale paa Efterslægtselskabets Stiftelsesdag den 4de Marts 1844. - [INSCRIBED TO J. L. HEIBERG.]‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Bianco Luno, [1844]. 8vo. Uncut in the original green gift wrappers. Spine neatly reinforced. Inscribed by Ørsted to outside of front wrapper: ""Herr Professor Heiberg / venskabeligst / fra / Forfatteren."" ('Professor Heiberg, with friendly greetings from the Author'). Corners stained, otherwise internally clean. Printed on good paper. 29,(1) pp.‎

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‎An unusually neat copy of the first printing. Ørsted is universally known for his discovery of Electro-Magnetism in 1820. As a writer, he had a dominant influence on the Danish language and its development in the Golden Age, inspiring both H.C. Andersen and Søren Kierkegaard. The present copy carries an autograph inscription by Ørsted to the prominent author and literary critic Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1791-1860). As by far the leading Danish critic of the 19th century, Heiberg was an immensely important figure of the Golden Age. In addition to his production as a critic, he was a prolific writer, and his 'Elves' Hill' (Elverhøj), commissioned by Frederik VI, is still considered the greatest Danish national play. ‎