Munchen: Olympia-Verlag G.M.B.H., 1927, First Edition. Publisher’s original full morocco leather binding with gilt crest to the front board gilt titles and decoration to the spine, top page edges gilt, others untrimmed, illustrated with 20 tipped in or mounted full colour plates with titled tissue guards, and 511 illustrations in the text, with a facsimile handwritten preface by Hindenburg. In the original very scarce clamshell box which is very rubbed and worn with the top joint coming apart but relatively easily to repair. Pagination: xvi, 352pp. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 11 ¾ inches tall (30cm). Condition Report Externally Spine – very good condition – gilt titles to a black label, gilt bands and Olympic decoration to the compartments. Joints – very good condition – gently worn and rubbed, sound. Corners – very good condition – rubbed and worn. Boards – very good condition – publishers leather boards, with gilt crest to the front board. Page edges – good condition – top edge darkened gilt, others untrimmed and tanned. Clamshell box – poor condition – structurally still intact (just) with the cloth stained marked and entirely lacking from one of the joints which is broken but could be repaired. See above and photos. Internally Hinges – good condition – sound. Paste downs – good condition – plain paper paste downs, foxed and tanned. End papers – good condition – plain paper end papers, foxed and tanned. Title – good condition – tanned and minor foxing. Pages – good condition – some foxing and marks, tanned. Binding – good condition – attractive.
