Ansichten von Frankfurt am Main der umliegenden Gegend und den benachbarten Heilquellen
by Kirchner, Anton (1779-1834)
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Middlebury, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Frankfurt am Main: Verlag der Gebruder Wilmans, 1818. Apparent First Edition . Mottled Calf. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two volumes bound together in one, 376 pp. & 283 pp., front cover detached, mottled calf, all edges gilt, spine detached and partly missing, book is still bound together, contains 25 copper engravings (Kupfertafeln) by Radl, engraved by Geissler, Haldenwang, von Veith, Jury (?), and Duttenhofer, plus engraved title and folding table and folding map of Frankfurt by Frederich Wilmans in rear. Plates are, for the most part, bright with only minor foxing. Contains list of 349 subscribers who purchased a total of 413 copies, front pastedown has bookplate of Everhard Delius, title page has ink-stamp of B. B. De Montenegro, Aube (Orne). Views include many of Frankfurt as well as Bornheim, Hausen, Offenbach, Kronberg, Königstein, Epstein, Homburg, Wilhelmsbad, Soden, Wiesbaden, Langenschwalbach, Schlangenbad, Bad Ems. A very scarce work.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Carroll Dooling
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000610
- Title
- Ansichten von Frankfurt am Main der umliegenden Gegend und den benachbarten Heilquellen
- Author
- Kirchner, Anton (1779-1834)
- Format/Binding
- Mottled Calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Apparent First Edition
- Publisher
- Verlag der Gebruder Wilmans
- Place of Publication
- Frankfurt am Main
- Date Published
- 1818
- Keywords
- Kupfertafeln, Germany, German, Plate Books, Engravings, Engraved Plates, European, Views, Viewbook, Viewbooks, Frankfurt, Radl, Bornheim, Hausen, Offenbach, Kronberg, Königstein, Epstein, Homburg, Wilhelmsbad, Soden, Wiesbaden, Langenschwalbach, Schl
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Michael Carroll Dooling
Biblio member since 2004
Middlebury, Connecticut
About Michael Carroll Dooling
Michael Carroll Dooling, Rare Books & Manuscripts, LLC is located in Middlebury, Connecticut. Michael has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1976 and carries an eclectic array of books and manuscripts.
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