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DIE PURPURNE FLUT. Marchen und Grotesken von Antonina Vallentin. Zeichnungen von Ludwig Kainer.
by (Kainer, Ludwig). Vallentin, Antonina
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Berlin: Verlag Reuss & Pollack, [1920]., [1920].. Fair. LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ANTONINA VALLENTIN AND THE ARTIST LUDWIG KAINER - Octavo, 9-3/4 inches high by 6-1/4 inches wide. Buff cloth titled in gilt on the front cover and the spine. The covers are stained and rubbed with wear to the edges and corners. The cloth is splitting along the joints and large portions of the spine have perished. [ii], 86 & [3] pages, illustrated with 16 full-page hand-colored erotic plates by Ludwig Kainer. The book is further enhanced by 8 tail pieces by Ludwig Kainer, 6 of which are hand-colored. The contents are bright & nearly fine with but minor flaws.
This is number 12 of a limited edition of 200 copies signed by both Antonina Vallentin & Ludwig Kainer on the colophon page.
From the library of the late bibliophile Fridolf Johnson, signed by him on the front endpaper and with his engraved pictorial bookplate on the front pastedown.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 95093
- Title
- DIE PURPURNE FLUT. Marchen und Grotesken von Antonina Vallentin. Zeichnungen von Ludwig Kainer.
- Author
- (Kainer, Ludwig). Vallentin, Antonina
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Berlin: Verlag Reuss & Pollack, [1920].
- Date Published
- [1920].
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATED; LITERATURE; LUDWIG KAINER; ANTONINA VALLENTIN; DIE PURPURNE FLUT; MARCHEN UND GROTESKEN; PURPLE FLUTE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; LIMITED EDITION; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURES; THE PURPLE FLUTE; FAIRY TALES; GROTESQUES; HAND-COLORED PL
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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