RARE children`s book by the German graphic designer, writer and literary critic Georg Boetticher (1849-1918), the father of Joachim Ringelnatz (Hans Bötticher 1883-1934). TWELVE PAGES TAPED AND/OR PARTLY MISSING. All pages contain beautiful illustrations by an eminent German artist Rudolf Alfred Jaumann (1859-1923). 250x195mm. 32 pages. Hardcover with cloth spine rebound with parts of the original cover. Cover yellowing. Original pasted cover worn/wrinkled. Previous owner`s handwritten ex-libris sticker on front inner cover. Pre-title and ten last pages partly taped and/or partly missing with some damage to text and illustrations. Pages yellowing and somewhat age-stained/dirty. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare and unique late 19th-century children`s book by an influential German artist and writer has sustained some damage, but is otherwise in good condition for its age. We have priced the book accordingly.