Author: LOUBER - HUSUNG, M.J.(GENERAL ED.),
Title: Buch und Bucheinband. Aufsätze und Graphische Blätter zum 60. Geburtstage von Hans Louber. Orig. edn.
Description: Leipzig, Karl W. Hiersemann, 1923. sm.4°. orig. white vellum backed white-line patterned blue boards, 2 gilt lettered title-labels on spine, with gilt decorated head-and-tail bands. Hftitle (verso blank), ti.-p.(verso blank)with red monogramme (H.L.) in centre, publ. dedication-page in bold black type with red initials (verso blank), dedication to Louber by Max Joseph Husung (verso blank).(xii)(list of contents), 212pp. frontisp.(portr. of Louber after a drawing), 10 plates and ills. depict. the graphic work of Loubier, of which 2 with tissue-guards, being original etchings, some text-ills and large tail-vignettes, num. ills. on many other plates of which depict. beautiful old bindings, 2 coloured, text-ills. and facsims. of old seals and Mss, extensive footnotes. Commemmorative publication, offered to Hans Loubier, upon the occasion of his 60th birthday. Amongst the contributors we find a.o. Emil Orlik, Emil Rudolf Weiss, Friedrich Wilhelm Kleukens, Marcus Behmer, Rudolf Koch, Ernst Crous..A very good copy in origincal binding, printed with wide margins and 2 original etchings. (bds. somewh. shaved at extremities, decoration to spine faded).

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