Orbis Pictus or Horn of Amalthea. Abundancya konterfekts, mascaras, personas, vedutas, images et cet. by the masters of the ancient and celebrated painterly craft of this city, with subtle smoothness and intricate craftsmanship filled (...) [Lvov 1896].

Lvov April 1896. 18x12.5 cm, pp (48), publisher's hardcover. Good condition (rubbing and soiling of the binding, slight soiling of the pages, small cracks in the block).

Full title: Orbis Pictus or Horn of Amalthea. Abundancya konterfektów, mascaras, personas, vedutas, images, et cet. by the masters of the ancient and famous painterly craft of this city, with subtle smoothness and intricate craftsmanship filled, and dedicated to the lovely women of Lviv and the famous citizens of Lviv for good thought, delight, edification and admiracy with grateful affection.

Orbis pictus, i.e. a kind of picture book, with lithographs (some of them humorous) by artists associated with Lviv, such as Karol Młodnicki, Tadeusz Rybkowski, Jan Styka, and Stanisław Kaczor-Batowski.