Blatter un Bluten Volume 9 1904 Annual Teddy Roosevelt, Chess, Kaiser, Aquariums

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A Lovely Hardbound Copy of a German Language Annual Filled with Stories, Poetry, Instructional Articles and Historical Commentary With articles on the Kaisers and King Emmanuel, Chess, Gardening, The Siege of Strassbourg, Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough-Riders Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, Aquariums, Natural History, A Visit to Forbidden Tibet, and much More Bl�tter und Bl�ten. Dargeboten von der Redaction der Abendschule Neunter Band � 1903 Issued n 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri Druckt und Verlag der Louis Lange Publishing Co. Many more pictures to view ... Please scroll down. This is a beautiful German language annual published in St. Louis, Missouri in 1904. It was a family publication and featured a great variety of material, including stories, poetry, instructional articles, history, commentary on current events, reportage on scientific matters, society and games and sports. It is illustrated by numerous vignette line illustrations as well as full-page plate pictures, some of which are printed in chromolithograph colors, and some of which are half-tone reproductions of photographs. The text is entirely in old black-letter German. Starting at the beginning, some of the main contents are (Titles given in English): - A Hard Heart - A Narrative of the Time of the siege of Strassbourg . by Ulrich L�rcher. - The German Kaiser - The Emperor of Austria - Hungary - Franz Joseph - The King of Italy - Victor Emmanuel - The Rough Riders and Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish American War ( " Ein Rauschen Reitern ") [with photographs of teddy Roosevelt and American troops] - Bridgetown Barbados ( "Ein Wei�er Sklave" - A White Slave) [ Illustrated with photographs ] - The Chess Game ("Das Schachspiel") Introductory explanation with examples of moves. A Fairly lengthy article, complete with pictures of chess problems, or board situations. - An Account of a Visit to Forbidden Tibet ( "Auf verbotenen Wegen" ) - Winter and Window Gardens ( "Der Winter- und Fenster- Garten" ) [ illustrated with wood-cuts] - Theodor I, King of Corsica - The Potato ( "Die Kartoffel" ) - Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Heinrich von Medlenburg (Holland) - A Photograph of President Theodore Roosevelt and his Cabinet. - Chinese National Peculiarities ( "Chinesische National-Eigent�mlichkein" ) - Illustrated wiith photographs - Northland Dangers - ("Nordlands Gefahren") Explorations in Arctic Regions by ship - Illustrated with photographs - A Beautiful monochrome plate depicting a Guardian Angel at a sick-bed - At the back of the book are several articles aimed at children dealing with history, biographies, natural history, hobbies, and simple projects, ... with lots of nifty illustrations. TITLE : Bl�tter und Bl�ten. Dargeboten von der Redaction der Abendschule DATE : [1904] [�1903] PLACE : St. Louis, Missouri IMPRINT : Louis Lange EDITION : 9th Annual PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Hardcover annual periodical with publisher's trade binding; Contains numerous vignette line engravings, half-tone photographs and various plate illustrations in monchrome and color; frontispiece has accompanying tissue guard; 392 pages; approximately 5 3/4 " x 8 1/4 " ; decorated light blue cloth - title and decorative floral embellishments stamped in gold and black CONDITION A NICELY PRESERVED SPECIMEN - CLEAN AND PRESENTABLE WITH THE FOLLOWING IMPERFECTIONS NOTED: BOARDS : Mild surface rub- soft bumps to corner tips - boards have a decided yawn - board edges have a few small dents - shallow bubbling to cloth along fore-edge of rear board - a shallow crease extends horizonatally near the head of the front board - scattered small spotting - else clean and unmarked with decorative embellishments displaying nicely SPINE : Compression and abrasion to extremities - color somewhat dull... read more

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