Kroberger Anthon (1 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Facsimile Reprint, one of 1350. Please note that this is a heavy item and may require additional postage for international shipping. ; Dust jacket lightly age-toned, a number of splits at top and bottom edges of front panel/spine, slight creasing down spine-edges and on flaps, minimal bumping to fore-corners; Cream cloth boards age-toned at edges, slight bumping to corners, gilt lettering bright; Pages clean, no ownership marks or annotation, B&W illustration, German text; Binding tight. 'The Nuremberg Chronicle', originally published in 1493 as 'Das Buch der Chroniken and Geschichten', is the most elaborately illustrated book of the fifteenth century, with woodcuts almost unparalled in quality. This facsimile has been printed on rag paper specially manufactured by Curtis Paper Mills, and was limited to 1000 copies for America and 350 for overseas. ; 9.5 x 13.5"; 286 pages. Illustrated by Wilhelm Pleydenwuff & Michael Wolgemut (illustrator). …