- Thank you, John (?). Etched and engraved brass plate for black and contour printing of the book cover by Sophie Wörishöffer's work "Im Goldlande California". Probably based on a design by the well-known illustrator Johannes Gehrts. 21,5 x 14,1 x 0,7 cm. 1891. The posthumous book "Im Goldlande California" by the then very popular author S. Wörishöffer (1838-1890) was published in 1891 by Velhagen & Klasing in Bielefeld and Leipzig. It is equipped with coloured frontispieces and 16 "full pictures" by the illustrator and graphic artist Johannes Gehrts (1854-1921). "The spectrum of topics illustrated by G. was extended by german. Heroic tales, naval and pirate stories to travel adventures and fairy tales." (AKL 51, p. 45). This printing plate was needed for the black print of the strip, which was also equipped with gold and brown printing (cf. Picture world in children's book No. 1596 with fig.). "Since the 90s of the 19th century. By the end of the 19th century, newer and cheaper plate productions and etching methods were used to multiply the printing of the cover covers both qualitatively and quantitatively. For colour printing, either engraved brass or etched zinc plates were used..." (Cat. Publishing collections from the Stadtbibliothek Mainz and the Mühlinghaus Collection. Mainz 2009, p. 26f.; Fig. 79 with a cover also probably from Gehrts). – To receive blameless.