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August Specht, Wild Cat + Coughs

Wild Cat and Coughs. Royal wild cat, killing one crow, while the other gets away warning loudly. Wood engraving by E. Ost after August Specht (Lauffen on the Neckar 1849 – Suttgart 1923) for Adolf Closs, Stuttgart. (1875-77.) 18.2 x 18.7 cm. – BACK: Riffelhornsee and Matterhorn. Wood engraving for Cloß as before. 20.7 x 16.3 cm. – Continuous text on ibex hunting on both sides.
Offer no. 9,554 / EUR  60. (c. US$ 82.) + shipping


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