Künstlerische Grabdenkmale. Moderne Architektur & Plastik von Friedhöfen und Kirchen in Oesterreich Ungarn (Artistic Tombstones. Modern Architecture & Sculpture of Graveyards and Churches in Austria Hungary)
Wien: Anton Schroll, 1903. First edition. Loose leaf. Elephant Folio (16 x 12 1/4"). (1) 30 plates. Original three-quarter purple cloth over light blue boards portfolio with two small illustrations and black lettering on cover. Illustrated title page, identical to front cover. Laid in plates 41, 46, 55 and 58 of series 2 with eight photogravures of tombs. Series one with thirty-six photogravures of lavish tombs on thirty plates with captions identifying location and artists. Text in German. Title plate with some yellowing and foxing along edges. Images on all plates but twenty-four in fine condition. Light foxing in margins. Plate twenty-four with heavy foxing in margins but only light spotting in image. Portfolio with some wear, some medium staining on board, some small chips at bottom front cover and heavily rubbed along edges. Binding in overall fair, plates in good, photogravures in fine condition. fair to fine. Item #48173
Price: $275.00