Illus Oscar Pletsch (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. no publication date, c early 1800's; poor condition - read only copy; purple cloth covered boards with gilt titles; both boards are detached but present; covers are faded and very worn; back strip is peeling off; ffep through page 1 of text are detached but present; previous owner's name on ffep; beautifully colored illustrations; unpaginated; 12mo - over 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall. …

224 pp. Color frontispiece plus three inserted plates and engraved text illustrations. 12mo, publisher's cloth-backed boards beautifully illustrated in color. 13th edition. Some light use to the boards; tight and sound.

With Illustrations by Oscar Pletsch Beautifully Printed in Colours. 12mo, publisher's red cloth decorated in gold, green and black. 1873 ink gift inscription; slight use to cloth; clean, tight and sound.

Illustrated by Franz Bonn. Large 8vo, publisher's cloth-backed illustrated and printed boards. Zweite Auflage. 1913 ink gift inscription; light soiling and use to boards; contents clean; tight and sound.

With Illustrations by Oscar Pletsch Beautifully Printed in Colours. 12mo, publisher's rust cloth decorated in gold, green and black. Slight use to cloth; clean, tight and sound.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. First Edition. Dark royal blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt and black, back cover decorated in blind. Moderate shelf wear, cloth somewhat soiled/toned along joints, lined with what appear to be stray ink marks on a portion of front cover near fore-edge. Rubbed with mild exposure at corners and spine extremities. Binding firm, clean interior, text block edges somewhat dulled by age. Former owner's signature, dated Christmas 1874, on front flyleaf, with ghost on following blank. A few instances of light interior toning. Unpaginated, text alternating with chromolithographic plates printed on one side only and blanks inserted to protect them (original to issue), with a total (including frontis.) of (32) full page color plates. Title is given as "Buds and Flowers." on front cover and main title but as "Buds and Blossums." on a color illus. leaf preceding main title. Undated, date provided b/o gift inscription and so possibly published a year or several earlier. Technically Good due mostly to exterior cosmetic wear, interior VG or better. Quite scarce. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Oscar Pletsch (illustrator). Book.…