Die Bildnis-Miniatur in Deutschland Von 1550 Bis 1850

xxi + 396 pp. + colophon page. Full leather binding deocrated in gilt with gilt title and spine lettering; silk endpapers; top edge gilt. 100 textual illustrations in b/w plus 65 plates comprised of colour engravings and heliotypes in duotone. Includes index of sitters, index of owners and catalogue of the illustrations. Spine rebacked and rubbed; extremities rubbed, with slight wear to corners; glue residue on front pastedown (from removal of bookplate); but interior otherwise about fine, with a few nicks to fly-leaf and half-title. All plates present and spectacularly bright and beautiful, stunningly reproduced with all the clarity and sharpness of the originals. A truly gorgeous volume despite its unpreposessing exterior. # 183/420. Text in German.