Title: From the life of animals in captivity
Author: Hagenbeck Karol
Subject description:
Notes: On some pieces of the edition (but not on our piece) on the cover the author's name erroneously as: Charles Hakenbeck, proper name: Carl Hagenbeck. In the text 40 small black and white illustrations. Chromolithographed front cover unsigned. Quite rare
Condition:
Binding slightly damaged, slight stain and damage to upper margin on face and discoloration of part of spine, block loose, cracked, slightly stained and slightly damaged, old undated private ownership stamp. Item in more than good condition
Grading of state of preservation:
- perfect condition: (6) no flaws, 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), fairly 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), fairly poor condition, extremely significant defects, almost destructive
- Sufficient: sufficient condition (3), poor condition, major defects 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.
