Die schöne Haustüre am Niederrhein und im Bergischen Land
Elberfeld: Alexander Schöpp, 1925. First edition. Loose leaf. Quarto. 4pp., 55 plates. Original orange quarter cloth over decorative light brown board portfolio with brown lettering on cover and string ties. Beautiful front doors at the lower Rhine and the mountainous region. Portfolio documenting the refined living culture based on work of the Couven architect family, the sculptor Grupello and many unknown masters from Germany, Italy and France. This painstakingly collected array of beautiful front doors is not organized historically but only for the purpose to stimulate modern architects and designers in their work. Illustrated with 55 plates of at least two distinctive b/w photographs each of front doors throughout the region. Text in German. Portfolio with very light wear along edges and slightly cracked at inside joints but solid. Portfolio in overall good+, interior in very good condition. g+ to vg. Item #42998
Price: $125.00