From "Modenarren" and "Kaffeh Sisters" Castelli, I(gnaz) F(ranz). Strict images of human follies and weaknesses. Accompanied by epigrammatic explanations. 66 p. With 30 coloured copper plates from Matthaeus Loder to Joseph Stöber. 21,5 x 15 cm. Semi-leather of the 19th century (bieved and toasted) gold-embossed title. Vienna, Anton Strauss for Franz Härter, 1818. Rümann 1217. Hayn-Gotendorf IV, 226. – Rare original edition of the most amusing episode of "excellently colored satyric copper tablets" (H.-G.), which caricature various human weaknesses, passions and pleasure cravings; a reprint appeared in Vienna in 1913. "By handing over these distortions of human follies and weaknesses to the public, we do not want to, as the English and French people hold most of the parts with their caricatures - individual, certain persons thereby to display and ridicule. There should not appear figures, upon which everyone from the publicum can immediately point out with fingers and say: 'Look, this disfiguration presents this or that well-known man, it is quite his traits, only a little more drawn in length or width!' - No! - while those themselves degrade the most holy persons to the goal of ridicule, even the most sacred persons should degrade us The most insignificant person to be holy to be.' (Presentation). Among the ridiculed weaknesses are "The Dispersed", Lover, "Modenarren", "Dogs", "Zeitungsnarr", "Tabakschnupfer", "Tabakraucher", "Nimmersatt", "Suffer", „Kaffeh-Sistern", "The highly tired fool", "Danz-Narren," "Der jealouse Fool", "Putzsucht", further players, butterfly catchers and a card depositor. The epigrammatic explanations, reminiscent of the style of Lichtenberg, come from the Viennese poet, playwright and editor of various periodicals Ignaz Franz Castelli (1781-1862). – Purposes renewed, slightly sticky and finger stained, slightly tanned and wavy due to paper.