GEYLING (Remigius) Ball der Stadt Wien 1909. Gedenktage aus - Lot 248

GEYLING (Remigius) Ball der Stadt Wien 1909. Gedenktage aus dem Jahre 1809. Eine Erinnerung den Damen Wiens gewidmet vom Ballkomitee der Stadt Wien. Vienna, [1909]. -In-12 square, white calf, gilt plate in part on black calf background on first cover, gilt edges, cardboard slipcase with printed label on first cover (publisher's binding, modern slipcase). First edition of this superb art nouveau work, which was offered to participants in the 1909 Vienna City Ball. Dedicated to the ladies of Vienna, it commemorates the city in 1809 and includes 14 original color lithographs by Austrian painter and scenographer Remigius GEYLING (1878-1974), printed on mitered card stock. The illustrations depict various Viennese scenes in 1809: Joseph Haydn with the score "God save the Emperor", "Street scene on Proclamation Day", the French conquest of Vienna on May 11-12, etc. A very well preserved copy. The slipcase has been refurbished, with the original printed label reassembled.