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MONOGRAM ALBUM.

- (Crefeld, Rheinland : Maas & Jungvogel) n.d. circa 1880's - 4to. - original cloth stamped in gilt, all edges gilt. - (54) leaves. - Order Nr. 102457 - Price: $ 650.00 View Slideshow (requires Flash Player 9)

An album of engraved monograms by this German engraving company. Highly decorative title page followed by leaves showing combinations of different letters of the alphabet. For instance the first two leaves show combinations of the letter "A" with the other 26 letters of the alphabet. This is followed by two leaves showing the letter "B," etc. Each leaf is printed on heavy paper and is hinged to a tab. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. Minor wear along edges.

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GLI ADORNATORI DEL LIBRO IN ITALIA by Ratta, Cesare Text in Italian. Limited to an edition of 500. Forty-two page section devoted to the works of Adolfo de Carolis. This is followed by 237 pages of examples from many different artists. The book is very worn, most of the pages are loose, wrapper edges tattered. It is protected by a portfolio that is interesting in its own right as the backstrip is holographic.