1912 Pfeiffer Antique Fruit Print Heirloom Pear Butterbirnen, White Blossom
$ 7.92
Description
1912 Pfeiffer Antique Fruit Print Heirloom Pear Butterbirnen, White Blossom. The fruits of Lower Austria are beautifully rendered in this collection of prints from the grower's guide "Empfehlenswerte Obstsorten.". Josef Loschnig, M.H. Muller, and Heinrich Pfeiffer wrote guides to growing fruit in different regions of Germany. 1912 Empfehlenswerte Obstsorten The fruits of Lower Austria are beautifully rendered in this collection of prints from the grower's guide "Empfehlenswerte Obstsorten." Josef Loschnig, M.H. Muller, and Heinrich Pfeiffer wrote guides to growing fruit in different regions of Germany. This guide, published in Vienna in 1912, is for the "Niederosterreich" region. The artful arrangement of the prints includes the blossom and an example of the leaf, and in many cases a cross-section of the fruit. Many of the plates are embellished with gum arabic. Each print measures 11 " by 8" on a thick creamy stock. On the verso of each chromolithograph is a black and white image of the fruit's actual tree. Prints are accompanied by the relevant original descriptive text. These prints are more than 110 years old. About Antique Prints We try to select antique prints in the best possible condition, with as few defects as possible. Nevertheless, these prints are often hundreds of years old and show the effects of time, as noted below 1. Most common is paper darkening, or toning, resulting in the paper becoming shades darker, from off white to light brown. We rarely offer very toned prints, unless the issue is particularly scarce. 2. Text offset occurs over time, when the text page is against the image and ink from the text makes lines on the image. Conversely, image offset occurs when the hand coloring transfers slightly to the text. Again, we rarely offer heavily offset prints. 3. Spotted or foxing is also common due to age and handling over a long period of time and while a small degree of foxing is common and acceptable, we avoid extensively foxed prints. SHIPPING Shipping is first class and we pack the prints flat and well protected in foam core, unless they are large, when we very carefully roll them with several protective layers. They roll out flat very quickly. PAYMENT We are delighted to combine shipments to save on postage. If you wish to combine, please wait to pay until your last purchase up to 4 days. We ship within one day any lots that you have paid for. RETURNS Items May be Returned for a Full Refund within 30 days.
