Lot 506 Gustav Canton. The Zoological Garden. An …

The Zoological Garden. An Invitation to the Youth of both Sexes to contemplate Animated Nature. Mit lithogr. Titel mit kol. Vignette sowie 16 getönten u. kol. lithogr. Tafeln. Philadelphia, Weik & Wiek, um 1860. 2 Bll., 97 S. 4°. Blindgepr. OLwd mit goldgepr. DTitel mit goldgepr. Bordüre (Rückendeckel mit Wasserschaden, Kapitale u. Ecken bestoßen).

Kinderbücher – Vgl. Wegehaupt II, 499 (dt. A. 1854). - Amerikanische Ausgabe des mehrfach aufgelegten Kinderbuches. - Die hübschen Tafeln zeigen jeweils mehrere Tiere bei Jagd- und Kampfszenen. - Frz. Widmungstext auf Vorsatz, durchgehend schwach wasserrandig, die letzten Seiten und hinterer Innendeckel stärker, hint. Vorsatz sporfleckig, Text stockfleckig. Tafeln im Rand gebräunt, im schönen Kolorit u. insg. gut

Childrens Books – With lithographic title with col. vignette and 16 tinted and coloured lithogr. plates. - Original blind stamped cloth with gilt stamped title and decoration to front board (back board with water damage, spine ends and corners bumped). - American edition of this multiply published childrens book. - French dedication to front flyleave, throughout lightly waterstained, stronger to last pages and back inner board, endpapers mouldy, text with foxing throughout. Margins of plates browned, otherwise good.

Startprice: 200 €
Estimate: 300 €

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