Munchener Bilderbogen: no 723 thru 739
München (Munich): Braun and Schneider, (registered by Dr. C. Wolf and Son, Munich), ca 1880's. Marbled paper boards predominately maroon with cream and blue, white calf quarter leather, bound as album with 17 coloured woodcuts single-sided spreads attached to tabs, 13 1/4"x9 1/8", top opening, therefore oblong; 34 pages. German language hardback tall.
A collection of sheets from the humorous magazine: Artists signing: Adolf Oberlander (1845-1923) #723, dated 187x ; Lothar Meggendorfer #726, #732; M Coester(?); Eduard Ille (1823-1900), anthropomorphic rhinos etc., dated 1878, #728; M. Kaltenmoser, Ed. Schempps #730 delicate silhouettes, also #737; N. E. Nagel #731; Cehric (?) #733 costume; Heinrich Leutemann (der Welt) #734; Thomas von Kramer #736 silhouettes; Strobel #737, [dates from Albert Schug].
CONDITION: Good; all marbled paper overlap rubbed, leather corners bumped & right back corner worn through, pink crocking on back, 1/4" bump on back edge; on various margins: half inch tear, two small holes, 1/4" corner missing. Item #14059
Price: $185.00