Author: Gerster, Charles
Title: Charles Gerster Catalog and Price List for Horseshoes, Nails, Etc. + Als by Gerster
Description: Bern: H. Steiger & Siebenmann, 1897. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1897); 5 ½ x 4 ¼, three fold, pp. [8]; engraved light green stock; a few scattered spots of foxing and rubbing to fold lines; small handwritten note to upper margin of front wrap; handwritten prices to pages; illustrated with steel engravings; very good condition. In German and French. ALS on Charles Gerster’s stationary; pp. [4]; penciled-in notes to pp. 3; fold lines; very good to near fine condition. In French. A charming little catalog of a company, proudly announcing its numerous awards and medals from world expositions and fairs, including Philadelphia 1876, Paris 1878, Amsterdam 1884, and so on, it illustrated and described various sizes horseshoes for ponies and horses, nails, sockets, clamps, and more. The letter, though not entirely translated, appeared to be a solicitation attempt (?) by the owner of the company, Carl (Charles) Gerster, to a mounted dragoon in the Swiss Army. Ill.: 0. 2.

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