First edition of this miniature gift book of Prussian and Russian royalty, published during a push for unification.
Near fine in very good slipcase.
Price: $500.00
After recovering from the Napoleonic Wars, Prussia led an effort to unify the surrounding regions; by the time of this title's publication, the Zollverein (customs union) encompassed most of the German states. This gift book was intended to be a talisman to "fill the breast of every Prussian with pride and bliss" (introduction translation). It includes portraits of King Friedrich Wilhelm III and his family, as well as Tzar Nicolaus I, his son-in-law.
OCLC locates no copies of this title, and it does not appear in Welsh's "Bibliography of Miniature Books" or Bondy's "Miniature Books." A rare and special tiny item.
[Prussia]: n.p, [circa 1835]. 2.5'' x 2''. Original white, gilt, and green floral boards. 11 black-and-white engraved portraits. In original color pictorial slipcase. [14] leaves, printed one side only. Some light scuffing and edgewear to slipcase, uniformly somewhat toned; some soiling to rear. Light soiling and mild edgewear to boards; leaves with occasional tiny foxing. Sound and clean overall.
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