Description:
Manuscript Autograph Book in German with Drawings, c. 1796-1800.
Small landscape format octavo, with the title, "Der Freundschaft," painted as a stone monument, dated 1796, with various inscriptions, mostly in German, others in French and Latin, and the occasional drawing; a friendship album shared by a group of artistic friends, bound in full contemporary sheepskin, 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.
Estimate $400-600
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