Privat- und Gemeindebauten. III. Serie
Stuttgart: Konrad Wittwer, (1890). Hardcover. 100 plates resting in three-quarter gold-lined leather over paper-covered boards portfolio. Gold lettering on spine. Title-page vignette. Profusely illustrated with 40 chromolithographs as well as architectural drawings and plans of private homes, business, civic- and community buildings designed by German architect Hermann Bethke (1825-1895). "Eine Sammlung leicht ausführbarer Häuser für Handwerker und Geschäftsleute sowie Communalbauten aller Art." Age wear, staining and scuffing on boards. Stamp of previous owner on front board. Sporadic foxing and soiling to margins and verso of some plates. Edges and corners on few plates creased and chipped. Text in German. Portfolio in fair, plates in overall good to very good condition. Rare complete portfolio. OCLC lists only 1 library worldwide owning this item. g. Item #23457
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