Kurzgefaßte Geschichte des Landes Mähren 1788

Kurzgefaßte Geschichte des Landes Mähren. Vom Verfasser der topographischen Beschreibung Mährens. [A Concise History of the Land of Moravia. By the author of the Topographical Description of Moravia] Brünn (Brno): Joseph Georg Trassler, 1788. 8vo (20 × 12 cm). 224 pp. Contemporary full mottled calf, spine richly gilt in compartments with floral tooling and gilt-lettered title label. Boards somewhat scratched and rubbed, leather of front cover with a surface crack, rear cover with small abrasion, wear to head and tail of spine, corners bumped; boards slightly splayed. Binding still sound. Ownership inscription on front flyleaf contemporary to publication. Title page with decorative woodcut ornament. Text in German, printed in Fraktur type. Pages clean and legible. A scarce regional history of Moravia, published by Joseph Georg Trassler, prominent Brno printer, bookseller, and art dealer. Written as a concise historical companion to the author’s earlier Topographische Beschreibung Mährens (1786–1787). Rare on the market, especially in contemporary binding and complete. Good condition. Binding with wear as noted. Interior complete, crisp, and with only moderate age-toning. Inv. H1