LEGENDS OF THE RHINE. With Illustrations from Paintings by Celebrated Artists. by Ruland, Wilhelm - 1906

Hoursch & Bechsted, Koln am Rhein (Cologne on the Rhine): ca:, 1906 pp. 248 +Plus numerous B/W illustrations throughout. Small 8vo. 170mm. Original publisher's pictorial red, colored-paper boards decorated in black, yellow, gray and gilt. Cover depicts a strong looking and heroic man holding a cross bow and horn, peering with his hand over his eyes. Design by unidentified 'HS' with monogram. Spine lettered and decorated in gilt and black. Cover colors are aged and paper on boards is brittle. Gilt on cover soiled. Spine lacking a bit of the paper and faded and soiled. Corners bumped. Back cover has binder's mark of Michael Schwarz. Inside pastedown with Booksellers label in upper left corner originating from 'Jos. Ofttgen, Schreibwaren, Koln, am Hof. 1' Pastedown also has Exlib stamps from the Gettysburg Theological Seminary with usual markings and a plate 'donated by Rev. Jerimiah Zimmerman.' Contents clean but the leaves are brittle. Hardbound. Very Good. Wilhelm Ruland (1869-1927) was a German writer who was born in Bonn and died in Munich. He studied literary history and newer languages; He completed his studies in 1896 at the University of Rostock with a doctorate in philosophy. He then worked as a tutor, at times also as a Prinzenerzieher, in Bavaria, Austria and Italy. From 1898 to 1902 he was editor and publisher director in Leipzig. He made extensive trips to the Middle East and finally settled in Munich. There he belonged to the editors of the Munich Neue Nachrichten, and lived there as a freelance writer. NW62. Hardcover. Very Good.