First edition. This exhibition Catalogue features nineteenth and twentieth century book illustrations. The 1982 exhibition in Berlin was sponsored by the Kunstbibliothek in association with the Museum für Architektur, Modebild, und Grafik-Design. The Catalogue, written by Klaus Popitz with the assistance of other writers such as Horst Ludwig, is divided thematically. Each chapter contains an essay followed by illustrated Catalogue entries. Topics include "Don Quixote," "medieval knights," and "Goethe's Faust." In German. Wrappers soiled.