Joseph Alexander von Helfert (1820-1910)

AN EHREN UND AN SIEGEN REICH

ca 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. Size 2°, 45x35 cm. XII, 392 numbered pp., in German. Title page printed in black and yellow, some pages printed in black and gold. Illustrations and pictorial supplements on separate sheets marked in the corner with a blind-stamped title motif of the book: 3 colour lithographs and 50 collotypes with overlay sheets with captions and explanatory notes. Full cloth publisher`s binding decorated with gilt-stamped Art Nouveau-styled laurels, in the cut-out an embossed motif of the imperial crown and the title, top gilt edges, portraits of Habsburg rulers on the pastedowns. Published by Max Herzig Verlag in Vienna, undated. 1st edition. Front boards slightly warped, some leaves lightly soiled, otherwise good condition.