Antique William Busch "A Boys Story in Lovely Pranks" Max and Moritz Compilation Book in German
Antique William Busch "A Boys Story in Lovely Pranks" Max and Moritz Compilation Book in German
$85.00
"Max and Moritz" A Boy's Story in Lovely Pranks. This is really incredible to find a complete volume of Max and Moritz from William Busch, 216 pages and over 30 chapters/stories with full black and white illustrations. This book is entirely in German so I have done my best to translate the information in the front of the book to describe the volume. Max and Moritz are the iconic terrible duo who were involved in many bad pranks, created by Wilhelm Busch in the 19th century and still known in all German speaking countries.
The introductory pages include the logo of the Publisher B & S ( Braun and Schneider), a photo and signature facsimile of William Busch, the title page indicating , "Complete William Busch Collection" with Max and Moritz. This book is published in a one-off edition for the German House Library, Hamburg 36 Schliebfach 233 and will only be distributed to members of the German House Library. The original edition is available at Braun & Schneider, München and is available from bookstores.
No dating of the book is found. I am estimating 1920s.
After Struwwelpeter, Max und Moritz is the best-known German children's book. Busch's style, his lively line drawings captioned with rhyming couplets, is generally recognized as the precursor of modern comic strips, particularly influential on German émigrés to America like Rudolph Dirks, whose Katzenjammer Kids is a close imitation of Max und Moritz. Busch pioneered several elements which have become staples of the medium, such as onomatopoeia and expressive movement lines.
Pages 8 - 192 include Max & Moritz drawings, stories, poems. Pages 193 - 216 include an essay from William Busch entitled "As far as I am concerned" and an essay from Otto Roldete (Sp.) "As far as he's concerned".
The cover is brown paper covered hard board with a green cloth binding. William Busch with a sketched portrait is on the front. Everything is in amazing condition for the age. The cover has some water stains and roughness along the edges. The pages inside are in really nice condition. It is interesting that the pages inside are in two different colors - about half the pages are darker and half are lighter. I think that was the book design. The only marks in the book are some green crayon scribbles on the first two pages. The binding is still quite tight.
If you are a collector, I think this is a special book to add to your collection. If you are learning German, what a great way to immerse yourself in the language and 19th century culture of Germany. I just wonder how this book ended up in Northern Michigan?
Dimensions:
8 3/4" x 10 3/4" x 1"
The introductory pages include the logo of the Publisher B & S ( Braun and Schneider), a photo and signature facsimile of William Busch, the title page indicating , "Complete William Busch Collection" with Max and Moritz. This book is published in a one-off edition for the German House Library, Hamburg 36 Schliebfach 233 and will only be distributed to members of the German House Library. The original edition is available at Braun & Schneider, München and is available from bookstores.
No dating of the book is found. I am estimating 1920s.
After Struwwelpeter, Max und Moritz is the best-known German children's book. Busch's style, his lively line drawings captioned with rhyming couplets, is generally recognized as the precursor of modern comic strips, particularly influential on German émigrés to America like Rudolph Dirks, whose Katzenjammer Kids is a close imitation of Max und Moritz. Busch pioneered several elements which have become staples of the medium, such as onomatopoeia and expressive movement lines.
Pages 8 - 192 include Max & Moritz drawings, stories, poems. Pages 193 - 216 include an essay from William Busch entitled "As far as I am concerned" and an essay from Otto Roldete (Sp.) "As far as he's concerned".
The cover is brown paper covered hard board with a green cloth binding. William Busch with a sketched portrait is on the front. Everything is in amazing condition for the age. The cover has some water stains and roughness along the edges. The pages inside are in really nice condition. It is interesting that the pages inside are in two different colors - about half the pages are darker and half are lighter. I think that was the book design. The only marks in the book are some green crayon scribbles on the first two pages. The binding is still quite tight.
If you are a collector, I think this is a special book to add to your collection. If you are learning German, what a great way to immerse yourself in the language and 19th century culture of Germany. I just wonder how this book ended up in Northern Michigan?
Dimensions:
8 3/4" x 10 3/4" x 1"