Das Farbige Ornament Aller Historischen Stile; Erste Abteilung Das Altertum by Speltz, Alexander - 1914

Schumann, Leipzig 1914, , 1914. Omappe (Hln), Obr., 42s., + 61 Tafeln., Folio., in gutem Zustand, [MSA12,0].,

Leipzig: K.F. Koehler's Antiquarium, 1914. Hardcover. Good (shelfwear and soiling to portfolio, light age toning to text booklet but text and bw illustrations are otherwise clean and clear. Color mounted plates are very clean.). Oversized portfolio boards, black and yellow lettering and ornamental border, tan cloth spine with brown lettering; 43 page booklet with bw illustrations; 60 loose color plates mounted on heavy cardstock. Text is in German. The coloured ornament of all historical styles with coloured plates from own paintings in water colours/ by Alexander Speltz / Pt. 1, Antiquity only of a 3 part set. Includes a preface, table of contents, list of sources, and an introduction.

SPELTZ, Alexander. DAS FARBIGE ORNAMENT ALLER HISTORISCHEN STILE...DAS ALTERTUM. Liepzig: Baumgartners Buchhandlung, (1914). Folio. Later cloth. 5-24 pages, of 61 color plates. First edition. A book on ornaments from the antiquities with excellent plates mounted on hea stock gray board. This is a compilation from the three volumes--ancient, medieval and modern with only part of the text. Priced accordingly.

Leipzig: Koehlers, 1923. hardcover. very good. 60 mounted color plates, loose as issued. 61pp. of text, folio, beige cloth case. Leipzig: K.F. Koehlers Antiquarium, 1923. The third of 3 volumes. Very good.<br/><br/>

SPELTZ, Alexander. DAS FARBIGE ORNAMENT ALLER HISTORISCHEN STILE...DAS ALTERTUM. Liepzig: Baumgartners Buchhandlung, (1914). Folio. Cloth portfolio. (viii), pages, 61 color plates. First edition. A book on ornaments from the antiquities with excellent plates. This was the first book in what was to be a series on the history of ornaments. To our knowledge none of the others were ever published. Very good.

Leipzig, Germany: K. F. Koehlers Antiquarium (vol 1 & 3), A. Schumann's Publishing House (vol 2), 1923. Hardbound. Good+. ex-libris w/ stamps/markings to pastedowns/title pgs. covers have shelf-wear, scratches, staining & wear; corners bumped or rubbed. spines discolored w/ ID stickers & tears to edges; title plates worn or w/ remnants. ghosting, foxing, stains to edges of opposing letterpress pgs.. 3 volumes. Red library buckram. In all volumes, the letterpress pages are smaller than the pages on which the plates are mounted. All plates tipped in. Oversize. Vol 1: 43 pp text followed by color title page (Das Alterum) and 60 colored plates. Intro in English, plate captions in German. Vol 2: 45 pp text followed by color title page (Das Mittelalter/Le Moyen Age/The Middle Age) and 60 colored plates. Intro text and plate captions in English. Vol 3: 61 pp followed by color title page (Die Neuzeit) and 60 colored plates. Intro text and captions in German. Letterpress pgs have instances of tanning &… Read More