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Knackfuß, H: : Künstler-Monographien DURER. [Artist's Monograph.]

GERMANY.BIELEFELD & LEIPZIG.VELHAGEN & KLASING,1896.

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Germany,slim Qrto cloth wraps,4th edn.VG+. Previous owner's (Albert Kohler) personal bookplate of a b/w illuminated initial K of surname and ribboned mottoe in German - Du Gleichst Dem Geist Den Du Begreifst - You are like the Spirit you understand - with a farm/field hand tending a small burning fire in the foreground of a church scenic landscape,pasted to inside of front cover.Bookplate's artist initialled C.W.S 1895.within the illustration.Maroon+cream sectioned linen/cloth-covered card covers; maroon whole rear cover and part blind spine round to front,remainder of front cover a slightly grubbed,blemished cream cloth.Spine with bright,crisp,blocked gilt artist name (DURER),blind spine's front with bright,crisp,blocked Kunstler Monographien and publisher's V&K initialled colophon,and to cream remainder of front cover,also has bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters of DURER and author, H. Knackfuß,A vertical,narrow gilt strip separates the two colours to front cover,top edges gilt,fore-edges aged and untrimmed.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Germany,slim Qrto cloth wraps,1- 144pp [paginated] includes German black letter text in German language,some English handwritten pencil+ink annotations to some pages' margins,134 contemporary b/w illustrations of paintings,woodcuts, copper engravings and drawings on glossy art paper throughout the text and book,a portion on Durer designed bookplates, additional added and tipped-in DURER-related illustrated newspaper/magazine cuttings interspersed throughout the book too.Plus [unpaginated] half-title with ephemeral sepia illustrated cutting attached,and title page and to the inside of the rear cover 2 folded b/w Durer illustrations - 'The Ravishment' and 'Jealousy' and 'The Great Satyr' - have been glued/attached,along with an empty, trimmed manila envelope. Albrecht Durer born Nuremburg,21 May 1471 - d. 6 April 1528, was a German painter, printmaker,and theorist of the German Renaissance.Dürer established his reputation and influence across Europe in his twenties due to his high-quality woodcut prints.Durer's painted oeuvre is dominated by portraits,altarpieces and private,devotional imagery. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK and all overseas buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free.Offer available UK only. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Germany,slim Qrto cloth wraps,4th edn.
Not SIGNED.

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