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Rare and modern books

[Orbis Pictus].

Zeitvertreib f r Kinder. Mit 360 Kupfern.

Vienna, Anton Paterno, [ca. 1820].,

1500.00 €

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(Wien, Austria)

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Author
[Orbis Pictus].
Publishers
Vienna, Anton Paterno, [ca. 1820].
Keyword
Literature prior to 1880
Languages
English

Description

Small 8vo. Engraved title page and 13 engraved plates with a total of 360 illustrations. Contemporary marbled wrappers. Very rare children's picture books of the 'Orbis pictus' type, showing various objects (books, a clock, a dovecot, a gibbet, a mouse trap, musical instruments, etc.), animals, buildings, activities (studying, drinking coffee, sewing, dancing, etc.), professions and many other subjects, all captioned underneath the image, while sets of four have been numbered from 1 through 90. - Wrappers worn; spine damaged and wrinkled, some pencil markings to title page with old ms. ownership of "Anna Hofmann" on reverse; some fingerstaining throughout. - OCLC 179193086 ("1830"). Cf. Alzheimer-Haller, Handbuch zur narrativen Volksaufkl rung 941 (1790 Augsburg first edition).