Stackelberg, Otto Magnus von.

First German edition, part 1 (of 2, see footnote), folio (378 x 242mm.), engraved frontispiece and 30 plates after Stackelberg (numbered 1-30 with captions in French and German), contemporary boards, [Blackmer 1591; Droulia 1956], somewhat spotted, new endpapers

This is the second authorised edition of Stackelberg's work, but the first in German, published in Germany, where he lived from 1829-1833. It had first appeared in 1825 in Rome and this edition is Stackelberg's response to the pirated editions which had begun to appear. It is the only edition to contain his text and an extra plate (no.30, Femme de Missolonghi) and differs from the first edition in this respect (and that the plates are captioned in German, as well as French).

This is part one of an intended two part work. The second part, the 'Gebräuche' or 'Usages', which did not begin publishing until 1835, was still unfinished at Stackelberg's death in 1837.

This copy contains two "Vorwort" leaves (Blackmer calls for just one). The forewords are identical, but the errata on the verso of each differs.