first edition Hardcover
1922 · Berlin
by Bock, Elfried
Berlin: Amsler & Ruthhardt, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. full vellum, spine and cover lettered in gilt. Fine. Van Ostade, Adriaen. 5 pages in text. 37 x 29 cm, Limited edition, copy 7 of 16. Fifty plates. Van Ostade, a painter and etcher was a pupil of Frans Hals. Best known for his good humored scenes of peasant life, depicting their carousing and brawling. Clean and bright throughout, all plates with wide margins. (Inventory #: 18668)