A  Stunning Print on India Paper

A Village Virtuoso by Sondhausen

• From a painting by C. Sondhausen, photographed by Franz Hanfstaengl

A concertina is a free-reed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica. It consists of expanding and contracting bellows, with buttons usually on both ends, unlike accordion buttons, which are on the front. The concertina was developed independently in both England and Germany.
• Attached titled tissue sheet
  

India paper is a type of paper which from 1875 has been based on bleached hemp and rag fibres, that produced a very thin, tough opaque tissue-like paper. It bulks 1,000 pages to the inch. The printed image is adhered to a backing page. 

It became popular in particular for the printing of Bibles, which could be made relatively small and light while remaining legible.

India paper has also often been used for the printing of die proofs of postage stamps.

Book Plate: Blank on reverse

Condition: Excellent - Very Good  - Good -Fair - Poor (but of historical interest)

Light age & handing wear

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The Fine Print

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Shipping costs:  VERY LARGE PACKAGE.  My shipping costs are calculated on three factors - getting your item to you as quickly as possible, as cost effectively as possible, and as safely as possible.  I pride myself in providing optimal protection.  I use First Class or Priority Mail on most small items; Parcel Post on larger items; and Media Mail on books and magazines. You may request expedited shipment if you are willing to pay costs. P/H is combined on multiple prints mailed at the same time. Please make your purchases from my auctions or store. I will send a combined invoice reflecting your savings.

The Nature of Prints & Engravings: It was not until the 20th century that prints were commonly produced for the print itself. Prior to this, virtually all prints (and engravings) were produced as illustrations to be included in a manuscript, book, newspaper, or pamphlet. Therefore, a vast majority of original prints have been over the years removed from these original sources. Prints are produced using many different techniques: relief printing (woodcut & wood engraving), intaglio printing (steel & copper plate engraving, drypoint, aquatint, etc), and planographic printing (lithography, serigraphy, inkjet, laser, etc.).  While the commercial value of a print depends on such factors as age, rarity, and condition, the real value of a print is its tie to its history and/or its esthetic beauty.

History-On-Paper

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