ABBILDUNG UND BESCHREIBUNG derer samtlichen Berg-Werks-Beamten und Bedienten nach ihrem gewohnlichen Rang und Ordnung im behorigen Berg-Habit.

Nurnberg, zu finden bey Christoph Weigeln, 1721.. 2 works bound together. No.2: ABBILDUNG UND BESCHREIBUNG derer samtlichen Schmeltz-Hutten-Beamten und Bedienten nach ihrem gewohnlichen Rang und Ordnung im behorigen Hutten-Habit. 1721, text mostly in German, small 4to, approximately 200 x 160 mm, 8 x 6¼ inches, title page to each work printed in red and black, 50 engraved plates including an engraved title page to each volume, with captions in Latin and German, pages: first work, [10], 1-16; 2nd work, [2], 1-23, bound in full contemporary leather (sheep), gilt lettered pale green label to spine, gilt decoration to spine, blind rule to edges of covers, marbled endpapers, edges red. Binding rubbed and scuffed, tiny hole to bottom of spine repaired, small repair to leather on upper cover, some loss of surface leather to lower cover, pale age-browning affecting margins and text, occasional light foxing and a few shallow creases due to page turning, old ink manuscript note to head of title page, small manuscript note attached to front free endpaper by wax, both in Latin, small old ink note at bottom of last page, not affecting text, otherwise a very good copy. Showing the costumes and uniforms of German miners and iron and steel workers. This copy is from the Library of J. A. Freilich with his small book-label on blank side of first free endpaper. Joseph A. Freilich amassed probably the finest mineralogy library formed in the 20th century, and copies from that collection were sold at Sotheby's in New York in 2001. See: Sotheby's, The Magnificent Scientific Library of Joseph A. Freilich, page 443, No. 548; Bibliographie Generale du Costume et de la Mode by Rene Colas, pages 4 & 5, numbers 13 & 14; Manuel Du Libraire by Deschamps and Brunet, The Supplement, Volume 2. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.