first edition Hardcover
1820 · Freiburg
by Schuler, Karl
Freiburg: Herderische Kunst und Buchhanlung, 1820. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. 491pp. 3/4 leather over marbled boards with gilt title plate. Scuffing and rubbing to boards and spine. Corners bumped and worn. Wear to edges. Minor foxing to pages, not affecting text. Owner's signature to front endpaper. Beautifully b/w illustrated title page. Magnificent portrayal of the main biblical scenes in b/w copper engravings, captioned and followed by an analysis of the referring text. 99 numbered plates (including frontispiece) plus an illustrated title-page. Text in German. Binding in good, book in very good condition. (Inventory #: 14092)