Lot 221
Family History Book and Family Tree – The Straus Family of Frankfurt am Main
Handwritten family history book and family tree, documenting the story of the Straus family from the city of Frankfurt am Main, beginning with the family patriarch, Hirsch Herz Straus (1723-1808). [1854-80?]. German.
● Lithographic print showing the family tree. Design: Heinrich Joseph Straus, 1854. Frankfurt am Main: R. Baist press.
Illustration showing a large, sprawling tree over the background of the urban landscape of the city of Frankfurt and the banks of the River Main. Over the tree's limbs and branches, 186 labels bearing the names of members of the Straus family are pasted. This particular print was apparently included in the first edition of the book on the genealogy of the Straus family (Frankfurt am Main, 1854), and the names appearing on the tree match those of the family members listed in the book.
66.5X52 cm. Mounted on card. Fair-good condition. Stains and tears. Minor blemishes.
● Family history book ("Stammbuch") documenting the lives of the Straus family of Frankfurt am Main.
Handwritten copies of the two editions of the Straus family history book; Pages 1-22 contain a copy of the first edition from 1854 (edited by Heinrich Joseph Straus), while pages 24-71 contain a copy of the second edition, dated 1880 (edited by Elias Ullmann).
The names of additional family members appear on some pages of the book, having been written in, in blue ink and in a different style of handwriting (one particular family member who passed away in Chicago in 1973 appears in page 28).
[2], 71 handwritten ff. (dozens of blank leaves at end of book), 19.5 cm. Good condition. Detached leaves. Gilt edges. New binding with part of the previous binding laid down; gilt seal reading "Henry G. Lang, 1948."
