1894 Philadelphia German Poetry. Kohler. Karl Gerok

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Title:  Palmblätter (Palm Leaves)

By Karl Gerok

Published in Philadelphia in 1894

Published by Ignatius Kohler in Philadelphia

Pages: xii+388+6

German Language

Palmblätter (Palm Leaves)

Above:  In the Original Cover

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Kindergottesdienst (Sunday School)

Above:  With Numerous Illustrations, in the Manner of German Artist

In the Manner of German Illustrators Ludwig Richter, Hugo Bürkner, and Oscar Pletsch  

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Above:  Title Page States the 1894 Publicaton Date, by Ignatius Kohler

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With Hundreds of Pages of Poetry by Karl Gerok

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Above:  With Numerous Illustrations, in the Manner of German Artist

In the Manner of German Illustrators Ludwig Richter, Hugo Bürkner, and Oscar Pletsch  

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Above:  Includes 6 Pages of Additional Books  Published by this Philadelphia Publisher

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Poetry By Karl Gerok:

Karl Gerok (born 1815 - died 1890) an internationally-renowned German clergyman and poet from Vaihingen an der Enz, Wiirtemberg. He studied at Stuttgart, Germany and at Tilbingen.  He lived most of his life at Stuttgart.  In1868 was appointed first preacher of the court and chief consistorial councillor.

He published numerous sermons, but is best known for his religious poetry, which brought him much fame in his day. His other book of poetry include Pfingstrosen (Peonies) and Blumen und Sternen (Flowers and Stars).  Durng the Franco-Prussian war he published Deutsche Ostern (German Easter).

This book of poetry Palmblätter (Palm Leaves) was first published in 1857 in Stuttgart.

Published in Philadelphia by Ignatius Kohler:

Ignatius Kohler was one of the three premier publishers of German language books in Philadelphia in the mid to late 1800s, along with the publishing companies of Schaeffer and Koradi and F. W. Thomas and Son.

Ignatius Kohler (born 1817 - died 1901) emigrated from Germany to the United States  during the 1840s. He was from from the former principality of Hohenzollern, now part of Baden-Württemberg.

Ignatius Kohler orginally began work in Philadelpia as a bookbinder.  He continued bookbinding even when he was a succussful publisher.  He published works of leading German and American writers, including works by Schiller, W. O. V. Horn, and F Hoffman.  Kohler's publications were hugely popular with the German-American community in the U.S.

Condition:   Very Nice Condition:  No library or institution markings.  No previous owner's markings. Pages are clean, with only a few spots on a few pages. Lacks the front free endpaper. The interior hinges are weak at the endpapers' gutters although the cover and pages are securely attached. The cover's fore-corners are lightly worn and the foot of the cover's spine is worn.

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