Betrugs-Lexicon, Worinnen die Meisten Betrugereyen in allen Standen...
Cheats, Charlatans, and Clerics: A Baroque Fraud Lexicon, Illustrated by Klemke Honn, Georg Paul, [1662-1747)]. Muller, Johannes [Heinrich], [1904-1976], Editor. Klemke, Werner, [1917-1994], Illustrator. Kurtzeingerichtetes Betrugslexikon, worinnen die meisten Betrugereyen in allen Standen nebst denen darwider mehrentheils dienenden guten Mitteln entdecket werden. Berlin: Rutten & Loening, 1960. Second edition. 178, [2] pp. Illustrated. Publisher's pictorial glazed boards. Light shelfwear. Publisher's illustrated bookmark laid in. Internally clean and bright. A very good copy. $125. * This 1960 edition, edited and with an afterword by Johannes Muller, presents a shortened facsimile of Honn's remarkable and often startling early eighteenth-century compendium of frauds, impostures, and social deceptions. Arranged alphabetically, the work surveys practices across all social ranks-from itinerant tricksters to clerics and learned professionals-combining sharp observation with satirical force. It occupies a notable position at the intersection of moral theology, early criminological thought, and Enlightenment social criticism. This edition is highly regarded for its visual design and illustrations by the renowned German graphic artist Werner Klemke, whose distinctive style enhances both the historical character and collectible appeal of the volume. A compelling artifact of Baroque-era attitudes toward deception, as well as an attractive example of mid-twentieth-century German book design.
Price: $125.00
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