/Otto Speckter, illustrator.

Funfzig Fabln fur Kinder.

Philadelphia: Hugo Sebald, 23 S. 3rd St., (1852?) a new printing with woodcuts from new blocks; "ein neue aufgabe mit holzschnitten nach neuen Zeichnungen"; black spine, white boards with blue cartouche with little coloured drawings from the fables, on bottom boards, list of children's books published by Hugo Sebald with same border design in b/w; pale yellow endpapers; red edges all around; woodcuts crisp; 13.2x20.7 cm; 52 pp. German language hardback. medium.

An early American German Language copy of Hey. Hugo Sebald was a wood engraver and designer active in the German-American community of Philadelphia in the 1850's. Rare.

CONDITION: Good; 19th c name, boards soiled with edges chipped, otherwise good. Item #17160

Price: $500.00

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