HAUSBÜCHLEIN FÜR EHELEUTE UND EHELUSTIGE

Leipzig Poeschel & Trepte, 1926 [1856]. 32mo. (1 3/4 x 1 3/16 inches) in a clamshell case measuring 11 x 8 1/8 inches. Publisher's plain red cloth over boards; the bright yellow clamshell case has a central cut out section into which the book fits, and a silk ribbon to assist in its removal. FINE.Published by the Gesellschaft der Bibliophile to celebrate their annual meeting in Leipzig 23-25 Oct. 1926, the volume contains a foreword signed by B. Lässig and is a facsimile edition of a miniature book originally published in 1856 in Olbernhau. The subject of this charming Housebook is for those planning marriage. A search of OCLC turned up JUST TWO COPIES. A SCARCE AND ATTRACTIVE MINIATURE BOOK IN FACSIMILE