SPL Hand Coloured Rare Book Collection Featuring Norman R Bobins

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[GERMANY]
Bilder der Neuen Zeit.

A slim work with German illustrations displaying different scenes.

Published
Halle: Fernow, n.d. (ca. 1850)
Plates
12
Binding/Size
M=4to
Value
0-5000
Published
Halle: Fernow, n.d. (ca. 1850)
Ref
1438

[Pictures of the new era.] 4to. (33 x 26 cm). Twelve hand-coloured mounted lithographed plates by Schielitz after Graf. Contemporary marbled boards; fresh red leather spine and title label, boards partially discoloured, corners strengthened; new internal cloth hinge; prelims foxed; plates browned and water stained. The plates show different scenes like: 'The Chasse,' 'The Girlfriends', 'The Prayer,' 'The Billet,' etc. *Rebinding and restoration work on this book was carried out by Ron Norman of Hartlepool. (Ronnorm@aol.com)* Coloured plates in order: 1. Die freie Jagd. (Free Hunting) 2. Die Freundinnen. (The Friend) 3. Das Gebet. (The Prayer) 4. Die letzte Patrone. (Last Cartridge) 5. Der Scheerenschleifer. (The Grinder) 6. Communismus. (Communism) 7. Die Einquartierung. (The Billet) 8. Glaubensfreiheit. (Free Faith) 9. Die Arbeiterfrage. (Ask the Staff) 10. Der Prekrut. (The Recruit) 11. Die Republicaner. (The Republican) 12. Der Friede. (The Quietude)