Ansichten-Album Karlsbad

Ansichten-Album Karlsbad [View Album of Karlsbad]. Berlin: C. Schneider Verlagsanstalt, n.d. (ca. 1900).

Oblong 4to. Complete with 19 collotype photographic plates, each printed on one side with period commercial advertisements on the verso, depicting the principal streets, hotels, promenades, churches, and spa buildings of Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary). Decorative Art Nouveau pictorial wrappers.

A handsome turn-of-the-century souvenir album, notable for combining high-quality photographic views with a rich selection of contemporary local and commercial advertisements, providing an evocative record of the spa town at the height of its international popularity.

Condition: Good. General wear and soiling to the original wrappers, with small chips and short tears at the extremities.