of presumably ultimate Ridinger genuineness with particulars sovereignly outperforming the characteristics of the regular copies. Where in his cumbersome piecing together one yet only almost complete copy Thienemann happened upon 7 print variants, here then, at a blow! , as jackpot fifteen of these ! As well about 10% of the whole ! And en passant still several variants to Thienemann into the bargain.

In addition to this a binding of quite unique singularity, remarkably thoughtful and comfortable at once first the combination of text & plates, leading into a leather binding the titling of which

in turn points at the Ridingers. Who in such a manner quite obviously would have laid the copy in stock for high society walk-in customers. Specifically ordered, compiled specifically chosen. As the very best of the best. As conjectured here before on occasion of two leather-bound copies, whose purchaser must have called in Augsburg between 1777 & 1779.

Yet of all this that early colleague from about the last quarter of the 19^th century still had no idea about, when he cataloged this copy as

This sound original provenance as prelude to two further no less grave ones!