Oscar Pletsch; Julius Lohmeyer — Was Willst Du Werden?

Leipzig, Verlag von Alphons DuÃÂOeˆrr, c1875 . Cloth. A charmingly illustrated book of children's verse, in the original German and featuring the designs of Oscar Pletsch. Fourth edition.   In the publisher's original half-cloth binding with pictorial paper-backed boards.   Delightfully illustrated throughout, including with a frontispiece, by prominent German illustrator Oscar Pletsch.   With a fourteen-page publisher's catalogue to the rear.   A charming German-language children's book, featuring the verse of poet Julius Lohmeyer, who published a number of collections, the majority of which were for young readers, and founded both Die deutsche Jugend and Schalk magazines.    In the publisher's original half-cloth binding with pictorial paper-backed boards. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, resulting in minor tearing to the spine tail. Paper boards noticeably marked and discoloured. Internally, generally firmly bound, excluding the front hinge, which is particularly delicate. A bright and clean edition with the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: Oscar Pletsch; H. BuÃÂOeˆrkner. Good .