Bidspirit auction | Bound volume of the periodical

Bound volume of the periodical FAUST, Polygrafisch-illustrirte Zeitschrift, published by the printing house of M. Auer in Vienna, 1850s. The journal was devoted to demonstrating the printing techniques of its day, and the volume contains numerous plates including Naturselbstdruck nature prints of algae and mosses, wood engravings, blind embossed printing, a plate of coins and medals, a facsimile of an illuminated manuscript and a panoramic city view. Cloth binding lettered FAUST on the upper board. Wear to the binding, damage to the spine and age staining to the leaves. Fair condition, exactly as photographed.