Allgemeiner Porträt-Katalog. Verzeichnis einer Sammlung von 30000 Porträts. Part 1, 1931

Title: Allgemeiner Porträt-Katalog. Verzeichnis einer Sammlung von 30000 Porträts des sechzehnten bis neunzehnten Jahrhunderts in Holzschnitt, Kupferstich, Schabkunst und Lithographie, mit biographischen Notizen zu den Beigesetzen Preisen zu Beziehen von Hans Dietrich von Diepenbroick-Grüter Buch- und Kunst-Antiquariat [Part 1].

Item description:

Notes: Part 1 including extensive indexes and engravings alphabetically up to No. 12969 (A-Jordan, Jac.). Still a very useful catalog-price list of portrait engravings

Condition:

Piece slightly curled and somewhat loose, publisher's cover not preserved, block somewhat loose and stained. Item in at least good condition

Grading of state of preservation:

• perfect condition: (6) no defects, no signs of use, like new
• very nice: almost perfect condition (+5), very slight defects, almost like new (unused)
• nice: very good condition (5), very slight, basically insignificant defects
• quite nice: condition - very good (-5), insignificant, insignificant defects
• more than good: condition between very good and good (4/5), quite insignificant, not very significant defects
• at least good: condition at least good (+4), not very significant defects
• good: condition of good (4), fairly significant defects
• less than good: condition -good (-4), significant defects
• more than sufficient: condition between good and sufficient (3/4), very significant defects
• at least sufficient: condition at least sufficient (+3), quite poor condition, extremely significant defects, almost destructive
• Sufficient: sufficient condition (3), poor condition, major flaws in the card, basically destruct

The evaluation of the state of preservation and some other elements of the description have some subjectivity, but we make them with our best knowledge and the greatest possible reliability, if in doubt, please refer to the scan of the object or contact us.