Johann Gottfried Zeidler (1655-1711)

BUCHBINDER-PHILOSOPHIE ODER EINLEITUNG IN DIE BUCHBINDERKUNST

1708
Darinnen dieselbe aus dem Buch der Natur und eigener Erfahrung Philosophisch abgehandelt wird, Mit sonderbahren Anmerckungen Zweyer, wohlerfahrner Buchbinder und zugehörigen Kupffern. Book format 12°, 17.4 × 10.6 cm. 5 ff. of preface, 190, 56 and 48 numbered pp., 5 unnumbered ff. of index; in German. Title page printed in black and red. Engraved frontispiece, illustrations in the text and on separate leaves, 1 folding. Headpieces, initials, vignette. Published: Hall im Magdeburgschen MDCCVIII. Zufinden in Rengerischer Buchhandlung. Bound with: Sonderbarer Anhang von Einer neu-erfundeden LACQVIR-Kunst, 48 numbered pp., German + manuscript on laid paper with watermark Zugabe zur Buchbinder Philosophie. 1769. 93 numbered pp. of manuscript text, 13 unnumbered ff., mostly blank; in German. Contemporary full calf binding, spine with 5 raised bands, tooled decoration and label with gilt lettering. Manuscript notes on front pastedown and rear flyleaf. On the rear pastedown a label affixed: "A. Gundl Buchbinder in Leipnik." Binding slightly rubbed, text block in good condition, usual signs of use.