Paul Konewka Silhouette Art Nursery Rhymes Collection c. 1870's children's book
Brian DiMambro- Antiquarian Books, Maps & Prints(Old Books, 19th Century Books, German Books, Paul Konewka, Illustrated Books, Silhouette Illustrations, Nursery Rhymes).
Schattenbilder von Paul Konewka, Mit Reimen von J. Crojau.
Published c. 1870's Stuttgart, Germany by Julius Hoffmann.
20 pages. Text in German. Illustrated throughout with silhouettes on each page (all leaves printed on one side only).
Publisher's 1/4 cloth binding, pictorial paper covered boards..
Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.
Binding gently age worn, mostly light signs of handling and time but nothing offensive or severe, book remains overall attractive as an object.
Paper is gently toned, internally still clean, tight, sound internally.
Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive.
Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.
Book Measures c. 10 3/4" H x 8" W.
[B5597].