Der Herriedener Laubfrosch" ("The Herrieden tree frog") -- Whimsical Folk Almanac with Anthropomorphized Frog

Wurzburg, Germany: Stahel [?], 1876. Poor. Paper toned and extremely brittle, with chipping and some loss, to wrappers as well. Lower wrapper lacking, at least one leaf loose.. A whimsical folk calendar and almanac published in Germany in 1876, themed around a humorous anthropomorphized frog. Content includes calendar and astrological information; important religious holidays; farming and weather forecasting; conversion tables; humorous stories and poems; cartoons; puzzles and amusements. Title page features a large image of a frog in spectacles on a walk in the countryside at night, and there are humorous in-text illustrations throughout related to the content. Single vol. (9" by 7"), approx. 50 pp., illus., in original illus. wrps., lower wrapper lacking, possibly lacking a leaf or two but unconfirmed. Ink stamp to upper wrapper. (Inventory #: 23014902)