Illustriertes Prachtwerk Samtlicher Tauben-Rassen
Wurzburg, Germany: Druck und Verlag der Universitatsdruckerei H. Sturtz A.G., 1925. Anton Schoner. Decorative Cloth. Translated verbatim from the title page's native German: "Illustrated Magnificent Work of All Pigeon Breeds, One Hundred and Four Colored Picture Plates with Over 400 Illustrations Along with Sample Descriptions". The 1925 2nd edition, with 104 breathtaking chromolithographs of the various breeds of pigeons, based on the watercolors of Austrian artist Anton Schoner. Solid and VG in its wonderful decorative cloth, with very light rubbing to roughly half the plates and more serious abrading to a small handful of the plates. Oblong octavo, the dense text --describing the histories of each breed-- supplied by E. Schachtzabel-Halle and appearing along each facing verso. Handsome and very elegant. Very Good. Item #22547
Price: $200.00