Not really resembling your sample, but in a similar vein.

http://letterheadfonts.com/styles/decorative.shtml

http://www.myfonts.com/search?search%5Btext%5D=ornate

Tim

Bodoni Classic Deco

Ruritania looks similar...

http://www.dafont.com/font.php?file=ruritania

How about Rian Hughes' Yolanda?

- Mike Yanega

Or another of Rian Hughes' fanciful styles called Moonstone?

- Mike Yanega

Kilkenny

wow, thanks alot guys for your help! but i'm not quite finding what i'm looking for. if you take a look at the lower-cases, especialy "e", you'll find that they're somewhat condensed and have much more straight lines then the ones you've suggested. the book is from the 1870's if that could be of any further help. i've been looking around the net in the art nouveau and the arts and crafts sections, but without any luck.

anyway – thanks again for your time,

cheers!

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/solotype/illyrian/

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/solotype/seminary/

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/solotype/telegraph/

There are degrees of similarity, you might have to draw up the characters if your requirements aren't met by a digitized typeface.
Tim

Also: Drugstore.

- Lex

"There are degrees of similarity, you might have to draw up the characters if your requirements aren’t met by a digitized typeface."

yupp, that's true – but i need to have some more references to model them on.

anyway, the ones you've suggested are quite near what i'm looking for, so thanks alot for your help tim!

cheers

Not exactly similar, but one of my personal favourites when it comes to ornate letters...

http://www.myfonts.com/search?search%5Btext%5D=ardenwood

BTW if you ever find out what the font is, please let us know!