Freidrich Ruckert — Vier Marlein
Jos. Scholz, Mainz, 1937 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this charmingly illustrated 1930s children's work, in which four ballads are accompanied by colour illustrations. In the original German.The first edition of this work in which the four famous children's ballads of Friedrich Ruckert are accompanied by the illustrations of Else Wenz-Vietor.Illustrated with nine colour plates, and a small number of vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.A truly delightful German children's work, produced in Nazi Germany. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Bump to spine tail. Boards lightly age toned to perimeters. Hinges reinforced with cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages significantly age toned due to paper type, but clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Else Wenz-Vietor. Very Good Indeed .
