Karl walser illus (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. unkedn; Cassirer ohne Jahr (1906). 1st thus with illus by Karl Walser; Vgl. Hayn-Gotendorf IV, 140. Badorrek-Hoguth A 212. 8vo rebound in brown buckram with gilt spine titles. Top edge gilt. Printed on very fine paper. Some foxing. ow VG/ndj: 375(1)pp, bw fullpg plates; 10 ganzseitigen Abbildungen nach Radierungen. Goldkopfschnitt und antikisierendes Fliesspapier, dieses zweiseitig unbeschnitten.  Biographie des französischen Schriftstellers Antoine Bret (1717-1792) über die berühmte Kurtisane und Salonière Ninon de Lenclos (1620 - 1705), die am Hof Ludwigs XIV große Anerkennung genoss und u.a. mit Königin Christine von Schweden, Madame de Maintenon, Molière und Madame de Sévigné befreundet war. - Das Original war 1751 unter dem Titel "Mémoires sur la vie de Mlle de Lenclos" in Paris erschienen (Barbier III, 257 und Cioranescu 13831)./ With 10 etchings by Walser. Text in German. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Limited Edition. Original polished calf, illustration and ornate border stamped in gilt on boards, spine ornately stamped in gilt, gilt-stamped lettering in black leather spine label, inside gilt dentelles, decorative endpapers (full-color lithograph by Walser), t.e.g.; 12mo (168x108mm); pp. [3]-60, [2], plus 7 full-page plates and 5 vignettes (etchings by Walser). Number 248 from a limited edition of 400 copies. Spine sunned; some light scuffing along joints and edges of boards; rear joint split at the top near head of spine; front hinge cracked, and binding just a bit shaken. Some light foxing throughout; previous owner's (attractive) bookplate. Sold as is. …