Rügen – Arcona, Cape. Wood engraving after Gustav Schönleber (Bietigheim 1851 – Karlsruhe 1917) for Adolf Closs, Stuttgart. (1880-81.) 11.2 x 17 cm.
BACK: Smoking Herring (in a fishing house). Wood engraving after Johannes Gehrts (St. Pauli/Hamburg 1855 – Dusseldorf 1921). 13.2 x 9.9 cm. – Continuous local text on both sides.
Offer no. 8,414 / EUR 50. (c. US$ 68.) + shipping
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