Ferdinand Feldigl; Lothar Meggendorfer (illus.)
Prinz Liliput. Ein lustiges Ziehbilderbuch, (1898)
Stuttgart: J. F. Schreiber
First edition.
422
Further images
Quarto. (14)ff. Ferdinand Feldigl's tale of a tiny prince among the animals is depicted in six movable chromolithographs and a single non-movable chromolithograph plate by Meggendorfer. These add a certain...
Quarto. (14)ff. Ferdinand Feldigl's tale of a tiny prince among the animals is depicted in six movable chromolithographs and a single non-movable chromolithograph plate by Meggendorfer. These add a certain cinematic flair, capturing the action in a manner akin to the moving image projected on a screen—a relevant comparison for the period, when actual films were rapidly gaining cultural primacy. Meggendorfer's style here shows strong Art Nouveau influence, and his visual narrative benefits from Feldigl's coherent plot. Printed in sharp Fraktur type. Bound in pictorial boards backed in red cloth. Cover mildly soiled and rubbed, evidence of professional repair to spine, hinges and final text leaf; one movable plate has minor replaced elements in facsimile. Very good overall. (Wegehaupt IV, 1439).
