Between the Covers

Hardcover. Volume sixteen. Containing only 37 of the 60 plates laid into a hardcover folder. Text in German. Folio. Approximate measurements for plates are 9 3/4" x 13 3/4". Small owner name stamped inside front board of folder, the folded flap and on each plate, small chip on bottom corner on plate 50 (not affecting illustration), small stains in margins of illustration on plate 8, very faint dampstains mostly near the edges of the plates on numbers 13, 18, 22, 24, 40, 42, and 51, else they are very good and suitable for framing, all housed in decorative blue cloth folder with dampstain along the spine and onto the boards. "Decorative Models: A Collection of Figurative Representations, Decorative Artwork, Sculptures, Ornaments, Decorative Animal and Plant Types, Allegories, Heraldic Motifs, Trophies, etc. for Draughtsmen, Painters, Graphic Artists, Decorators, Sculptors, Architects." The plates that are present are 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60 (please see image for contents). Incomplete, Scarce nonetheless.

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