Hermman Vogel - Hermann Vogel‑Album - 1896





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Hermann Vogel‑Album, a first edition hardback in German by Hermman Vogel, was published in 1896 by München: Braun & Schneider; it measures 34 × 27 cm, contains 192 pages (96 recto‑only leaves), and is in very good condition.
Description from the seller
An early work of German Jugendstil, showcasing the work of the German painter and illustrator Hermann Vogel (1854–1921).
Aimed at admirers of Hermann's illustrations for Münchner Bilderbogen, and his contributions to the satirical magazine Fliegende Blätter.
Cream buckram boards with gilt decoration and titles. In good clean condition, with just a touch of marking / darkening to parts. Gold printed end papers with bookplate to the inside front board. The first couple of pages (including the title page) have light foxing. The rest of the book is clean and neat, with a little marking to the bottom edges of the glossy pages.
96 leaves each printed to the recto only (so 192 pages). Each page is decorated with beautiful engravings alongside fairy tales told as ballads (in verse). 15 of the pages are full page plates. A very attractive work.
34 x 27cm.
Conforms to WorldCat / OCLC: 707162759.
Hermann Vogel (1854–1921), the esteemed German painter and illustrator of Plauen - better known as Hermann Vogel-Plauen - whose enchanting romantic vignettes so memorably adorned fairy tales, periodicals, and volumes of the fin-de-siècle. His flowing, narrative style bridged romanticism and German Jugendstil.
Seller's Story
An early work of German Jugendstil, showcasing the work of the German painter and illustrator Hermann Vogel (1854–1921).
Aimed at admirers of Hermann's illustrations for Münchner Bilderbogen, and his contributions to the satirical magazine Fliegende Blätter.
Cream buckram boards with gilt decoration and titles. In good clean condition, with just a touch of marking / darkening to parts. Gold printed end papers with bookplate to the inside front board. The first couple of pages (including the title page) have light foxing. The rest of the book is clean and neat, with a little marking to the bottom edges of the glossy pages.
96 leaves each printed to the recto only (so 192 pages). Each page is decorated with beautiful engravings alongside fairy tales told as ballads (in verse). 15 of the pages are full page plates. A very attractive work.
34 x 27cm.
Conforms to WorldCat / OCLC: 707162759.
Hermann Vogel (1854–1921), the esteemed German painter and illustrator of Plauen - better known as Hermann Vogel-Plauen - whose enchanting romantic vignettes so memorably adorned fairy tales, periodicals, and volumes of the fin-de-siècle. His flowing, narrative style bridged romanticism and German Jugendstil.

