(urth) Got a spare grand-and-half?

[Son of Witz]

>...
>It features 7 full page, full color illustrations by German artist
>Alexander Preuss."

Did Preuss understand what he read?  Seems to have missed the boat in a lot of ways.  Obviously he's done a lot of hard work and some of this stuff looks great.  But I have lots of issues with these not conforming to the text very closely.  I have so many complaints here I should just not get started, I suppose.

most of the plates.
http://www.abalakin.de/special_080216.asp

a few more
http://www.abalakin.de/gallery.asp