CYCLING / RADLEREI with 40 ART NOUVEAU - JUGENDSTIL BICYCLING ILLUSTRATIONS Viennese Cycling Club, Austria 1897
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Published by Printed by Gerlach & Schenk for the Viennese Cycling Club,, Wien / Vienna, Austria, 1897
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RADLEREI ! 40 KUNSTTAFELN. HERAUSGEGEBEN vom WIENER RADFAHR-CLUB "KUNSTLERHAUS". Text redigirt von Carl Rabis und Carl Seidl. (CYCLING! 40 ART PLATES by the VIENNESSE CYCLING CLUB "KUNSTLERHAUS". Text edited by Carl Rabis and Carl Seidl.) An anthology of illustrations and accompanying text on cycling. Printed by Gerlach & Schenk for the Viennese Cycling Club, Wien / Vienna, [1897]. TEXT IN GERMAN. The 40 CYCLING ILLUSTRATIONS are all in the JUGENDSTIL / ART NOUVEAU STYLE that was flourishing in Vienna at the time, most are chromolithographed or helio-engraved images, many are multi colored or tinted. ALL the illustrations feature BIKES and CYCLISTS, male and female. The illustrations are based on works by noted Austrian and German illustrators of the day. The accompanying text is by numerous members of the Viennesse Cycling Club. HARDCOVERS, engraved illustration on the front cover, 9x12 inches (23x30 cm), 81 pages plus 2 pages of art nouveau style ads at the rear. CONDITION: The cover corners are worn and chipped and the edges are mostly worn through, otherwise the covers are solid and the front cover's engraved illustration is brilliant; internally nice, there is light toning to the margins otherwise the pages are tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. ART NOUVEAU and EARLY CYCLING. Cool and Scarce. Ride On! Seller Inventory # 003828
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Title: CYCLING / RADLEREI with 40 ART NOUVEAU - ...
Publisher: Printed by Gerlach & Schenk for the Viennese Cycling Club,, Wien / Vienna, Austria
Publication Date: 1897
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
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