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Goldschmiedearbeiten Schlesiens: eine Auswahl von Goldschmiedearbeiten schlesischer Herkunft oder aus schlesischem Besitze (Silesian goldsmiths: a selection of gold works of Silesian origin or of Silesian property)
by Hintze, Erwin; Karl Masner (Hrs.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- f to vg
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Breslau: Selbstverlag des schlesischen Altertumsvereins, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. f to vg. Elephant folio (19 1/2 x 16"). [8], 39, [1]pp (Text), lxxv (75) leaves (Plates), as issued. Later half green morocco over green silk moire covered boards, with gold lettering and ruling to spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Dedication to Cardinal Georg von Kopp (1837-1914), a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Fulda (1881-87) and Prince-Bishop of Breslau (1881-1914). He was known for his anti-Polish views and pursued Germanization of his Polish parishioners.
Splendidly illustrated with 75 full-page plates in photogravure, including 7 chromolithographs, this work presents a precious collection of gold works of Silesian art from the 14th to the 18th century.
Some age-toning along spine and minor soiling to front cover. Minor to haevy foxing to plates. One tipped in plate detached but present. The last 14 plates (62 to 750 are more or less affected by some water-staining). Text in German. Binding in overall good+, interior in fair to very good condition.
Splendidly illustrated with 75 full-page plates in photogravure, including 7 chromolithographs, this work presents a precious collection of gold works of Silesian art from the 14th to the 18th century.
Some age-toning along spine and minor soiling to front cover. Minor to haevy foxing to plates. One tipped in plate detached but present. The last 14 plates (62 to 750 are more or less affected by some water-staining). Text in German. Binding in overall good+, interior in fair to very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43859
- Title
- Goldschmiedearbeiten Schlesiens: eine Auswahl von Goldschmiedearbeiten schlesischer Herkunft oder aus schlesischem Besitze (Silesian goldsmiths: a selection of gold works of Silesian origin or of Silesian property)
- Author
- Hintze, Erwin; Karl Masner (Hrs.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - f to vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Selbstverlag des schlesischen Altertumsvereins
- Place of Publication
- Breslau
- Date Published
- 1911
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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