Oberammergau, 1890
William Allen Butler
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1890
Folio hardcover, pale vellum-colored cloth boards with elaborate gilt and red decoration.
Includes the original plain brown publisher’s dust wrapper — exceptionally rare for a 19th-century Harper & Brothers edition.
Condition:
• Boards exceptionally clean with bright gilt and minimal shelf wear.
• Binding tight and square.
• All illustrated plates present and in excellent condition.
• Pages clean with only light age toning; no major foxing.
• Original plain brown dust jacket shows light edge wear but is complete and intact.
This finely produced volume documents the famous Oberammergau Passion Play, pairing Butler’s narrative with detailed engraved illustrations. Copies in this condition are scarce; copies retaining the original dust jacket are virtually unheard of.
A remarkable addition to any collection of 19th-century illustrated books, religious history, or Harper & Brothers publications.
Oberammergau, 1890
William Allen Butler
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1890
Folio hardcover, pale vellum-colored cloth boards with elaborate gilt and red decoration.
Includes the original plain brown publisher’s dust wrapper — exceptionally rare for a 19th-century Harper & Brothers edition.
Condition:
• Boards exceptionally clean with bright gilt and minimal shelf wear.
• Binding tight and square.
• All illustrated plates present and in excellent condition.
• Pages clean with only light age toning; no major foxing.
• Original plain brown dust jacket shows light edge wear but is complete and intact.
This finely produced volume documents the famous Oberammergau Passion Play, pairing Butler’s narrative with detailed engraved illustrations. Copies in this condition are scarce; copies retaining the original dust jacket are virtually unheard of.
A remarkable addition to any collection of 19th-century illustrated books, religious history, or Harper & Brothers publications.
