Achtzehn (18) Kupfertafeln zu Ferdinand Wolfs Verfertigung der Hand-Feuerwaffen nebst Erklärung der Tafeln und Hinweisung auf die Paragraphen des Werks. Nach der Wirklichkeit gezeichnet von dem Verfasser.
by Wolf, Ferdinand
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Karlsruhe, Christian Theodor Groos, 1832. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Oblong folio. Pp. 6 (text), and 18 leaves of plates with numerous illustrations to each. The magnificent first plate is engraved on steel, the other plates probably on copper. HARDCOVER, bound in later full cloth, bit soiled in places. Some foxing and browning, one plate creased. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Provenance: The Frederick Augustus II of Saxony copy, with his crowned monogram "A" stamped on verso of title. Very rare. Y-1
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- Achtzehn (18) Kupfertafeln zu Ferdinand Wolfs Verfertigung der Hand-Feuerwaffen nebst Erklärung der Tafeln und Hinweisung auf die Paragraphen des Werks. Nach der Wirklichkeit gezeichnet von dem Verfasser.
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- Wolf, Ferdinand
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- Hardcover
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- 1st Edition
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- Karlsruhe, Christian Theodor Groos
- Date Published
- 1832
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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,...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...