Michael Wening: Leben und Werk des bayerischen Kupferstechers und Topographen
München: Süddeutscher Verlag, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong folio. 80pp. (Text), Unnumbered pages of plates. Original pictorial dust-jacket over cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Book housed in its original cardboard slipcase. Frontispiece. Remarkable work on the life and work of Michael Wening (1645-1718), the renowned Bavarian topographer and engraver. Wening's monumental topography of Bavaria is rendered into 66 magnificent plates (many double-page, and 2 large folded). Slipcase age-toned, and creased along edges. Minor age-toning and slight rubbing along edges of dust-jacket. Free front endpaper creased in its middle. Text in German. Slipcase in overall fair, dust-jacket in good+, binding and interior in very good condition. Requires extra shipping cost. g. Item #32976
Price: $95.00