[2], [iv], 64 pp. + plates. Illustrated with 12 mounted sepia photographic plates from paintings by Conrad Beckmann; 14 wood engravings within text. 11¾x8¾, decorative green cloth stamped in gilt, gray and black on front cover, lettered in gilt, decorative endpapers, a.e.g. First Edition.

An amusing German story book with lively scenes of everyday common folk interacting in a very jovial manner towards the upper class as depicted by the paintings of Conrad Beckmann.