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A magnificent Art Nouveau collection of German art - Two illustration portfolios (books) "Teuerdank. Travels and Dreams of German Painters"; Volume I + II; Berlin around 1900 – Publisher: Fischer und Franke; the portfolios in linen binding, colorfully illustrated; inside the book portfolios, there are many elaborate prints on artist's cardboard; title pages of the booklets are color lithographed, the artworks are mostly signed or monogrammed in the plate; illustrated front and inner covers; cover design by Franz Hein (Bookbinding by Wübben & Co. GmbH Berlin SW); with contributions by Ernst Liebermann, Hermann Hirzel, Franz Müller-Münster, Franz Staffen, Horst Schulze; Hanns von Volkmann; G. A. Strodel; Hans Heise, Ernst Würtenberger, and Erich Kuithan; a total of 126 prints and 3 supplementary sheets; covers with slight signs of wear, the content in good condition; prints may have small tears and creases on the edges and corners; some title pages have small pencil notes (but not obtrusive); signs of use consistent with age; dimensions: 33.5 x 29 cm.