Phénix Press à Platine avec encrage cylindrique perfectionné et breveté.
Leipzig: J. G. Schelter & Giesecke, [1899]. First edition. Original cloth spine (11.13 x 8.88 inches), pictorial upper board, 48 pages plus twelve inserted plates (plates include the title page). Illus. Inserted samples and offprints. Fragile boards rubbed and bumped, rear board soiled; edges of the oversized inserted sample brochure crimped; some general wear and soiling; a good to very good copy of an attractive and fragile item. Item #21540
An early trade catalog, intended for the French market, promoting the Schelter & Giesecke Phoenix platen presses. With much in the way of Art Nouveau ornaments and design, as well as technical specifications and cutaway views of the presses. With scattered contemporary violet ink stamps for Paris distributor W. Jong to the title plate and the separate samples.
Price: $150.00