The Lothar Meggendorfer collection includes proofs of illustrations, uncut specimen
sheets, covers, texts, and publishing advertisements of Meggendorfer's movable children's
books. Some of the books were educational, introducing reading, the alphabet,
multiplication, and the telling of time to children, while others were purely for
entertainment. The items were largely acquired from the collection of his second publishing
house, J.F. Schreiber of Esslingen. Some foreign covers and advertisements are included in
the collection. Most of the items in the collection are listed in and referenced from the
Justin G. Schiller auction catalog of the J. F. Schreiber sale. The Schiller auction catalog
is included in the collection. Additional items in the collection relate to Schreiber's
chromolithography overall, and are not representations of Meggendorfer's work. Additional
notes from Hosmer have been included for some of the titles.
Item-level description is available in each box. Shelved with the collection is
alphabetized list of the publications and item-level descriptions of the map-case folder.
