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Rückerinnerung an das Extrapostreisen
Würzburg: Bonitas-Bauer, 1857. Item #05925
A Rare Suite of Eight Hand Colored Lithographs depicting German and Austrian Coachmen
[SCHAMER, Ludwig]. Rückerinnerung an das Extrapostreisen. Lithographische Anstalt von Bonitas-Bauer. Würzburg: Bonitas-Bauer, [1857].
Large quarto (12 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches; 308 x 235 mm.). Eight fine hand-colored lithograph plates by Ludwig Schamer. All with the lithograph signature of L. Schamer and the imprint at foot "Lith. Anst von Bonitas Bauer in Würzburg."
Publisher's printed green upper wrapper with lithographed vignette of a horse drawn carriage affixed to a later matching wrapper. Housed in a quarter dark blue cloth over patterned boards clamshell case. Spine with red morocco label lettered in gilt. A near fine example.
Postillon - A person who rides near the horse of the leaders in order to guide a team of horses drawing a coach.
This rare suite depicts German and Austrian coachmen wearing their traditional dress from the various regions of Baden, Bavaria, Hanover, Prussia, Austria, Saxony and Wurttemberg..."
Exceptionally rare: OCLC locates just one example in libraries and institutions worldwide: Universitatsbibliothek Wurzburg (Germany).
The Plates:
1. Königl. Sächs. Postillon
2. Fürst. Thurn. U. Tax. Postillon
3. Königl. Preuss. Postillon
4. Königl. Württemb. Postillon
5. K.K. Oester. Postillon
6. Grossh. Bad. Postillon
7. Königl. Bayer. Postillon
8. Königl. Hanover. Postillon
Not in Colas, Hiler or Lipperheide.
Price: $1,850.00