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(6" x 5 1/2")
68pp., 16 illustrations. (16 hors text.)
General condition: Fine. Exterior: Sound. Interior: Clean.
Bound as issued inside original stamped board covers with stamped
buckram spine; in very good condition.
A lovely copy of this charming little book, considered the best
volume in the popular Gerlachs Jugendbücherei series. Illustrated
by Carl Otto Czeschka, a prominent member of the Vienna Secession
and a designer for the Wiener Werkstätte, it features eight double-page
spreads printed in gold, red, blue and black as well as many small
black and white vignettes, initials, head and tail pieces throughout.
One of the finest examples of the Art Nouveau book.
Very minor stain to extreme upper margin of pp. 30-31 (not affecting
the image); slight splitting between pp. 32-33; overall in fine
clean condition, with colors fresh and vibrant.
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