Dahlström, C. A.
Teckningar ur hvardagslifvet af C. A. Dahlström med text af Norna Gäst [and] Stockholm. Teckningar af C. A. Dahlström med text af Norna Gäst [and] Teckningar ur Svenska Folklifvet af C. A. Dahlström. Med text af Norna Gäst.
Stockholm. Plancherna hos A. M. Spong. Texten å f. d. Östlund & Berlingska boktryckeriet. (I Stockholm hos J. W. Lundberg.) 1858. 4:o. 24,5 x 16,5 cm. Three works in one volume. Teckningar ur hvardagslifvet: title + contents leaf + 48 pages + 24 lithographed plates. I Stockholm: title + contents leaf + 48 pages + 24 lithographed plates. Svenska Folklifvet: title + contents leaf + 48 pages + 24 lithographed plates.
Contemporary brown half calf. Brown foral patterned board papers. Worn spine and corners. The title to Teckningar ur hvardagslifvet has a minor stain and is slightly browned. A couple of plates and pages in Svenska Folklifvet with a few minor stains. Unusally nice and clean interior in a quite well kept binding. It is hard to find Dahlström´s works in nice condition.
A charming volume containing three of Dahlström´s satirical works displaying comical situation in the world of ordinary people in town and country. You have the the typical caharachters such as the drunk peasant and the arrogant rich man as well as the landlord collecting rent, dangerous horse driving, at auction, the bookseller, the trip to the country, the priest taking his cut, the soldier, the travelling salesman and so on. Each plate is accompanied with a two page short story. Carl Andreas Dahlström is percieved to be one of the best lithographers of his time, educated by the great Axel Jacob Salmson. He was very productive and published numerous satirical albums on swedish every day life as well as plate books on costume and historical scenes. His first album was published in 1843 (Svenska Caracterer) with four classic lithographs depicting Stockholm street scenes. The text by Julius Kiellman-Göransson (Norna Gäst) has a lot of satire and humour.
Item No: 3706
