Publisher’s blue wrapper: DÜRERS | KUPFERSTICHE UND HOLZSCHNITTE. | EIN KRITISCHES VERZEICHNIS | VON | R. v. RETBERG. | MÜNCHEN. | THEODOR ACKERMANN. | 1871. ||
Title page: similar to front wrapper, 2.5 cm cut at the bottom, text not affected.
Pagination: front wrapper with lettering in a frame, flyleaf, [4] 1-169 [170 blank] [2], flyleaf, back wrapper with imprint plus 2 plates (frontis., Il. entry №129, and op. p., il. entry 100 № 260, printed on laid paper without watermark).
Collation: π2 1-88 9-134 142, plus 2 plates extraneous to collation, incl. frontispiece.
Binding: 26.4 x 17.5 cm, quarter green morocco over marbled boards, black compartment fillets and lettering to spine, publisher’s wrappers preserved.
Marks: bookplate 6 x 9 cm to front pastedown: “БИБЛИОТЕКА | ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО | ЭРМИТАЖА ИЗ СОБРАНИЯ | СТЕПАНА ПЕТРОВИЧА | ЯРЕМИЧА | (1869 – 1939)”, purple ink stamp “В ПРОДАЖУ”. To front wrapper: Ink manuscript on top “Dr. Lichtenstein”… etc., black ink seal of rampant lion and pencil number “949” in the middle; pencil marks to p. 162.
Contents: Inhalt - Berichtigungen - Vorwort und Einleitendes - Dürers Lebenskizze - [Text] - Nachtrag zu Dürers "Lebenskizze". A critical directory of Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471 – 1528) copperplate engravings and woodcuts by Ralf von Retberg (German, 1812 – 1885): the description of 167 woodcuts and 103 copperplate engravings.
Provenance: From the collection of a Russian artist Stepan Petrovich Yaremich, sold by Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
Ref: Royal Academy.
Additional Information
| Collection | Library , Reference Books |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book , Reference book |
| Period | 19 AD , Mid-19th century |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Subject | 16th century , Art , Art history , Artist , Catalogue raisonné , Catalogues , Dürer, Albrecht (German, 1471 – 1528) , Engraving , Germany , History , Wood engraving |
| Media/Technique | Paper , Wove paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1871 |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Binding | Hardcover , Quarter morocco |
| Size | 8vo |
| Signature | Bookplate , Inscription |
| Acquisition year | 2021 |
