Aladdin oder die Wunderlampe. Ein Märchen aus 1001 Nacht.

4to.

Orig. quarter blue publ. cloth, ill. covers (very sl. rubbed or browned at edges, min. soiling on front cover), decor. endpapers. Good copy.

Rare, beautiful edition with 8 full-page chromolithogr. ill. (incl. front cover and title) and 7 smaller b/w ill. by the Austrian artist Franz von Bayros (Zagreb 1866-1924 Vienna), who belonged to the Decadent movement in art, often making use of erotic themes and phantasmagoric imagery. This posthumous publication was the last book accomplished by von Bayros.
Prov. Added business card of the publisher "Jos. Scholz, Mainz. Graphische Kunstanstalt und Verlag", with ms. ink message on verso "Im Auftrage von Franz von Bayros.".