Joseph Alexander von Helfert (1820-1910)

AN EHREN UND AN SIEGEN REICH

circa first decade of the 20th century
Bilder aus Österreichs Geschichte. Unter der literarischen Leitung von Dr. Joseph Alexander Freiherrn von Helfert. Redakteur für die Bilder: Dr. Josef Dernjac. Buchschmuck von Heinrich Lefler, Joseph Urban, Joh. Jos. Tautenhayn, Ludwig Huyer und Rud. von Larisch. Unter dem allerhöchsten Protektorate seiner Kaiserlichen und Königlichen Apostolischen Majestät Franz Joseph I. Book format 2°, 45 x 35 cm. XII, 392 numbered pages, in German. Title page printed in black and yellow, with some pages printed in black and gold. Illustrations and image plates on separate sheets, marked in the corner with a blind-stamped title motif of the book: 3 color lithographs and 50 collotypes with protective sheets containing captions and explanations. Sturdy full-cloth publisher`s binding, decorated with gold embossing of Art Nouveau-stylized laurels. The cover features an embossed imperial crown motif and title within a recessed frame. Top edge gilt. Endpapers adorned with portraits of Habsburg rulers. Published by Max Herzig Verlag in Vienna, undated. First edition. Binding slightly worn, some sheets lightly soiled, a few bent corners, some protective sheets torn. The book block remains intact and overall in good condition.