Illustrated catalogue for Horse Whips

Obrázkový vzorník první rak. továrny na bičové řemínky firmy Josef Vosáhlo, továrna na kůže a hnací řemeny v Dašicích, Čechy. Založeno r. 1866. [Illustrated catalogue of the First Austrian Horse Whips Factory of Josef Vosáhlo, Leather and Drive Belt Manufacturer, Dašice, Bohemia. Established 1866] Dašice, Bohemia: Josef Vosáhlo, n.d. (ca. 1905).

4to. 8 chromolithographic plates. Original publisher's printed wrappers, hole-punched at the spine as issued for insertion into the manufacturer's sample binder. Very good condition.

A striking trade pattern catalogue issued by the celebrated leatherworks and whip manufacturer Josef Vosáhlo of Dašice, founded in 1866. The album illustrates dozens of finely rendered decorative patterns for leather whip lashes, riding crops, carriage whips, braided leather work, ornamental knots, tassels, and braided lash terminations, each identified by pattern number.