Der Weisse Fächer

Book Description

Leipzig: Friederich Richter, 1907. 1907. Folio. H Parchment Spine and Boards. Fine.. Fine. Leipzig: Friedrich Richter, 1907. Folio, cream parchment spine lettered in gilt and cream boards with pattern in soft rose and green. Fine copy of a delicately bound book. One of 800 printed in ochre and black at Insel Verlag with four striking woodcuts by Craig of set designs for the theatrical production of Hofmannsthal's work; the largest he had executed until that time and the first book that Count Harry Kessler commissioned him to illustrate. (Craig later illustrated the Cranach Press Hamlet for Kessler.) Fletcher & Rood 614b (after an issue of only 50 copies on Japanese vellum). From Manet to Hockney, 22. Illustrated by Edward Gordon Craig. Binding is Parchment and Decorated Boards.

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