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Pattern book of a German taxidermist
by Heinrich Sander
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Tuebingen, Germany
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About This Item
With 46 original photographs under mounts (albumen with printed caption and photographer's name stamped in gilt on cardboard mounts) showing his work, mostly European animals in their natural habitat. 14 cardboard leaves with mounts. Cont. embossed leather with one clasp. 4to (275 x 210 mm). All edges gilt. Coves rubbed, spine restored.
A fine and unusual pattern book illustrated with photographs. The photographs with stamp of the photo studio Peter Geus Cologne and Mülheim. Heinrich Sander, taxidermist in Cologne offered this album with his best wishes to his uncle Carl Romanus, in May 1898. The photographs of which 22 cabinet size and 26 carte-de-visite size show various 'Lebendbilder' that is living tableaus of various animals in their natural habitat. This was a new form of an educational instrument for museums in this case for the Altona Museum of natural history to attract young visitors with these sometimes spectacular three-dimensional scenes. A nice copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquariat Banzhaf
(DE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2228
- Title
- Pattern book of a German taxidermist
- Author
- Heinrich Sander
- Illustrator
- Heinrich Sander
- Format/Binding
- Cont. embossed leather
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Cologne
- Date Published
- before 1898
- Size
- 4to (275 x 210 mm)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- taxidermy, pattern album
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About the Seller
Antiquariat Banzhaf
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Tuebingen
About Antiquariat Banzhaf
Antiquariat BanzhafWe specialize in illustrated books and manuscripts from the 17th to 20th centuries. We are focused on book arts, architecture and landscape, costume. We always have some mostly 19th century vintage photography albums and prints in stock. We issue on a regular base email lists and printed catalogs.
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- Gilt
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