C.F. Bally. Fabrique de Chaussures et Tissus elastiques. Schönenwerd, Suisse

Description

Original red cloth, elaborate gilt and black cover decorations. 24.3x36x1.5 cm. Zurich. No date but circa 1889. Title + 32 plates. No text. Engraved title plus 32 full-page engravings of the Bally Company facilities. Incomplete?. Illustrations G. Lorenz after J.A. Preuss,. Bright attractive cover, verso of last six plates has been used as a sketchbook by an amateur artist, some plates loose, still a good (but incomplete?) copy of a scarce item. Scarce promotional book by the legendary Swiss shoe manufacturers. Captions in French, German, English, and Spanish. weight: 0.8 lb.