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1348 - Bertuch, Friedrich Justin
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Bertuch, Friedrich Justin A picture book for children, containing an enjoyable collection of animals, plants, flowers, fruits, minerals and traditional costumes … accompanied by brief scientific explanations suited to a child’s understanding. Volumes 6 and 8–10 (of 12). With 315 (of 400) mostly old-coloured copperplate engravings, featuring a total of over 1,500 illustrations, as well as 323 (of 400) text pages. Weimar, Industrie-Comptoir, 1807, 1813, 1816 and 1821. Approx. 640 pp. (incl. title page and table of contents). Lex-8°. Contemporary paperbacks with handwritten Title on paper labels; the covers are bound in veined paste paper (endpapers replaced; bumped at the edges, corners and joints; scuffed in places). An extensive partial collection of what is arguably the most famous illustrated children’s book of its time. - Goedeke IV, 1, 679, 19. - Nissen 340. - Rümann 33. - Schug 162. - Seebaß 180. - Wegehaupt I, 133. - Volumes 8–11 also include title pages in French. The text pages bound between the plates have German on the recto and French on the verso; in Volume 6, from plate 71 on 2 sheets, with English explanations on the recto and Italian on the verso. – Collation: Vol. 6: 47 (of 100) plates and text sheets; plates and text sheets 1–50, 54, 57 and 97, as well as the title page. – Vol. 8: 97 (of 100) plates and text leaves; plates and text leaves 30, 43 and 46 are missing. – Vol. 9: 86 (out of 100) plates and 85 (out of 100) text pages; plates and text pages 3, 51–60, 70, 89 and 90, as well as plate 61. – Vol. 10: 85 (out of 100) plates and 94 (out of 100) text pages; plates 17, 21, 29, 31–35, 54, 56, 59–60, 69, 74 and 95, as well as text pages 29, 31–35. – Included, rebound with Vol. 10: Vol. 11: plates and text pages 1–5. - Provenance: Riga Natural History Society, with the (erased) stamps of this institution on the title page. - Plate and text leaf 37, as well as plate 38 of Vol. 8, are heavily stained. The copperplates are partly closely trimmed at the edges. Partly slightly browned, with light finger, mould and dirt stains in places. Endpapers bearing library initials. Overall, well-preserved copies; the copper engravings, carefully executed under the direction of H. Lips, are of genuine artistic value and mostly feature rich, vigorous and fresh colouring. A substantial partial collection of what is probably the most famous visual encyclopaedia for children of its time, containing 315 (out of 400) copper-engraved plates with fine hand-colouring and featuring a total of over 1,500 illustrations, as well as 323 (out of 400) text pages. - Bound in a contemporary cardboard binding with a handwritten title on the spine on a paper label; the boards are covered with veined paste paper (endpapers replaced, scuffed at the edges, corners and joints, and worn in places). - For references and detailed collation, see above. - Volumes 8–11 also contain title pages in French. The text pages bound between the plates have German on the recto and French on the verso; in volume 6, from plate 71 onwards, two pages feature English on the recto and Italian on the verso. - Includes: Vol. 11: plates and text leaves 1–5, bound after vol. 10. - Provenance: Riga Natural History Society, with the (erased) stamps of this institution on the title pages. - Plate and text leaf 37, as well as plate 38 of vol. 8, are heavily stained. The copper plates are partly closely cropped at the edges. In places, they show slight age-related staining, with light finger and dirt marks, as well as foxing in some areas. Endpapers bearing library marks. Overall, well-preserved copies; the copper plates, carefully engraved under the supervision of H. Lips, are of genuine artistic value and mostly display rich, vigorous and fresh colouring.
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