SPL Hand Coloured Rare Book Collection Featuring Norman R Bobins

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GOETZ, Johannes Lubens.
Johann Jakob Tanner and Theophil Beck.
Rheinisches album du Rhin.

A lovely book showing dramatic scenery and places of interest along the River Rhine.

Published
Mainz: Joseph Halenza, [ca.1857]
References
Not in Abbey; Thieme & Becker III, p.142; Bobins supplementary list 08/14.
Plates
25
Binding/Size
S=8vo
Value
0-5000
Published
Mainz: Joseph Halenza, [ca.1857]
Ref
5410

Oblong folio, dark green velvet, embossed in gilt, all edges gilt, spine lightly 'sunned,' 25 hand-coloured aquatint plates, each mounted on thick grey paper, borders with gold foil panel and ruled ink line. MS pencil captions. Three assorted bookplates to front pastedown. Coloured plates in order: Title page. 1. Heidelberg. 2-3. Mainz. 4. Bieberich. 5. Weisbaden. 6. Griech Capelle Weisbaden. 7. Johannisberg. 8. Bingen. 9. Rheinstein. 10. St. Cauf & Pfalz. 11. Lurzleifelsen. 12. St. Goar. 13. Marsberg. 14. Stalzenfels. 15. Coblenz. 16. Rheineck. 17. Argenfels. 18. [not captioned] 19. Neuenahr. 20. Ahrsweilen. 21. Attenahr. 22. Apolonarius Capelle. 23. Drachenfels. 24. Godesberg. 25. Coeln.