Die Prinzessin Und Der Schweinehirt
by Andersen, Hans Christian. Illustrated by Heinrich Lefler
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Wien (Vienna): Gesellschaft Fur Vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1897. First Edition. Portfolio. Very Good. Lefler, Heinrich. Folio. Frontispiece in color, title leaf and 12 numbered color plates illustrated by Heinrich Lefler with gilt or silver highlights. In cream cloth portfolio with blind-embossed pictorial cover highlighted in gold with printed pictorial olive green wrappers. Some light soiling, corners and wrappers worn. Overall still very good copy of tour-de-force Jugendstil or Vienna Secessionist (Wiener Werkstatte) book. Probably Lefler's very first book illustrations!
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Details
- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000582
- Title
- Die Prinzessin Und Der Schweinehirt
- Author
- Andersen, Hans Christian. Illustrated by Heinrich Lefler
- Illustrator
- Lefler, Heinrich
- Format/Binding
- Portfolio
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gesellschaft Fur Vervielfaltigende Kunst
- Place of Publication
- Wien (Vienna)
- Date Published
- 1897
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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