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Title: The English Struwwelpeter of Pretty Stories and Funny Pictures
Description: Not Stated , Not Stated , [1848]. Cloth. Rebound copy of this fully hand-coloured book for children after the German of Heinrich Hoffman. Der Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffman is a German children's book, famous for its striking designs and hand-coloured illustrations, originally published in the original language in 1845. This is an English edition rebound in full cloth; publication date was printed on the original boards, edition is not discerned thus. Dated from Copac. One of the earliest children's works to contain visual and verbal narratives in book form, as well as a precursor to comic books. Interestingly, this book introduces Scissorman to Western literature.Containing ten stories over twenty-four hand-coloured, illustrated leaves only printed to recto; the stories are mostly about children, with a clear moral to teach good behaviour. Collated, complete. Rebound in full cloth with titles in gilt to spine. Externally sound with bumping and minor chipping to head and tail of spine and extremities of boards. Hinges strained, held by one cord only. Pages generally bright and clean. Fully illustrated and hand-coloured. Good . Ill.: Heinrich Hoffman. Good .
Keywords: struwwelpeter Heinrich Hoffman hand coloured children's Heinrich Hoffman Heinrich Hoffman
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Title: The English Struwwelpeter of Pretty Stories and Funny Pictures
Description: Not Stated , Not Stated , [1848]. Cloth. Rebound copy of this fully hand-coloured book for children after the German of Heinrich Hoffman. Der Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffman is a German children's book, famous for its striking designs and hand-coloured illustrations, originally published in the original language in 1845. This is an English edition rebound in full cloth; publication date was printed on the original boards, edition is not discerned thus. Dated from Copac. One of the earliest children's works to contain visual and verbal narratives in book form, as well as a precursor to comic books. Interestingly, this book introduces Scissorman to Western literature.Containing ten stories over twenty-four hand-coloured, illustrated leaves only printed to recto; the stories are mostly about children, with a clear moral to teach good behaviour. Collated, complete. Rebound in full cloth with titles in gilt to spine. Externally sound with bumping and minor chipping to head and tail of spine and extremities of boards. Hinges strained, held by one cord only. Pages generally bright and clean. Fully illustrated and hand-coloured. Good . Ill.: Heinrich Hoffman. Good .
Keywords: struwwelpeter Heinrich Hoffman hand coloured children's Heinrich Hoffman Heinrich Hoffman
Price: GBP 190.00 = appr. US$ 271.32 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 823A67
- Book number: 823A67
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