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Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin, 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket; 179 pp.; 28 cm. Illustrations, some in color. Printed with financial support of the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation, Bonn. Grafik, Design und Herstellung: Druckerei Hellmich KG, Berlin. Very good in very good dust jacket. Yellow cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on front and spine. Light scuffing to edges of covers. Binding tight. Light toning and scattered foxing to edges of text block and endpapers; otherwise unmarked. Laid-in compliments card from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, signed by Dr. Heinrich Pfeiffer, Secretary General. Dust jacket has a few small nicks and tears and light creasing along edges. Light overall scuffing and surface wear and soiling to jacket as well. Now in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover. A comprehensive documentary iconography chronicling the portraits of the great naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769 - 1859) and their artists, presenting an unprecedented wealth of material in chronological order. Contents: Foreword (Dr. Heinrich Pfeiffer); Aphoristic Aspect - Introduction and Acknowledgments (Prof. Dr. Hanno Beck); Personal Note; Chronological Table; Alexander von Humboldt: His Portraits and Their Artists; Iconography; List of Artists; Index; Selected Bibliography