Very rare French travelogue of the Saxon Switzerland by Weyl: 'La Suisse Saxonne.' Small book with many illustrations of the most interesting sights with descriptions, put in an attractive slipcase. Published in Berlin by L.W. Krause about 1845.
DESCRIPTION:
Small-sized travelogue: "La Suisse Saxonne." by Weyl, published in Berlin by Krause about 1845. The small volume is very seldom and since 1950 there is no entry in the annual book of auction prices. There is only one other exemplar available in a German library. It is illustrated with detailed views of Dresden, Tharand, Pillnitz, the Ottowalder Grund, the Bastei, Neurathen, the Kanapee, the Hockstein, Lilienstein and Königstein, Schandau, the Kuhstall, the Prebischthor, the Bielergrund and Pirna.
COVER:
Cardboard binding with coloured lithographies on both covers and spine decorated with ornaments.
Cardboard slipcase with coloured lithography view of Dresden with gold border and gold edge.
SIZE:
book: about h 8.9 cm x w 6.5 cm x d 0.9 cm
Size of the slipcase: about h 9.0 cm x w 6.7 cm x 10 cm
COLLATION:
- 1 blank leaf
- 1 lithography-frontispiece
- 1 title leaf (1-2)
- 39 leaves content with 16 illustrations (numbered pages 3-80)
- 1 blank leaf
The book is complete!
CONDITION:
- generally in very good condition
COVER:
- spine of the cover with small tear
- slipcase slightly rubbed
CONTENT:
- very good paper quality, strong print
- almost no stains, as good as new
