Adelbert von Chamisso / George Cruikshank - Peter...

Aldelbert von Chamisso Peter Schlemihl's Wundersame Geschichte. Nuremberg, Schrag, 1827. Ottavo (175 x 110 mm); XVI, 213 pages. Frontispiece by Leopold and 6 full-page plates engraved by Rosée based on drawings by George Cruikshank. Contemporary long-grain red half-morocco binding with corners, smooth spine with title and rich gilt-iron decoration, monogram M.N. with date 1834 on the upper cover. Printed in only 750 copies, this edition of Schlemihl without shadow's story is the first to feature Cruikshank's illustrations, representing one of the highlights of 19th-century book illustration. First German illustrated edition with songs and ballads published here for the first time. In very good conditions. Extremely rare.

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