based on paintings and sculptures by famous contemporary masters, XII. Volume, with numerous illustrations in the text and on plates, partly double-sided, Berlin: Verlag von Richard Bong, oJ, probably around 1890, 420 pages, large folio, orig. Linen binding with elaborate Wilhelminian style - illustration, gold embossing, gold edging on three sides, signs of age and wear (including spine a bit rubbed, plate p. 96 with a small tear, otherwise in nice, collectible condition)
