Catalogue Illustration 179

Catalogue Illustration 179, issued by the antiquarian booksellers H.P. Kraus of New York. This is a softback bookseller's catalogue with decorative wrap-around cover artwork incorporating an astrological-style wheel diagram and ornamental border with figures and foliage. The front cover illustration is taken from item No. 66 in the catalogue, and the back cover illustration from item No. 28, as stated on the imprint page.

The catalogue is printed in black with purple-pink title lettering on a mauve-toned cover. Inside, the pages are off-white, with black and white reproductions of manuscript and early printed book illustrations, accompanied by descriptive text for each catalogued item. The example shown includes a unicorn device and a woodcut scene with figures before a townscape.

The spine is flat and lettered, reading "Catalogue 179 Illustration H.P. Kraus". The copyright page gives the firm's New York address and contact details. The cover shows light rubbing to the extremities and a small mark near the top edge.

Condition: Very good

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