Pictures in Black
- New York: Hurd and Houghton, and Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1871
New York: Hurd and Houghton, and Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1871. Paul Konewka. 8vo; 20pp; tan boards, border, lettering and silhouette vignette in black on front, maroon cloth shelf back; pale yellow end papers, calligraphic and illustrated gift inscription on ffep, banner with name and roses; silhouette vignette of a beggar and girl on the title page; printed one side only, 20 silhouette illustrations in black with text; binding tight; wear and light soiling to boards, a few internal spots; very good. Silhouette illustrations representing the paper-cutting art of Scherenschnitte with an accompanying story blurb. Paul Konewka (1841-1871) was a Polish-German paper artist and was an illustrator for many books.
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Title
Pictures in Black
Author
KONEWKA, Paul
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
Hurd and Houghton, and Cambridge: Riverside Press: New York
Date
1871