[MASEREEL, Frans (1889-1972)]. A group of 4 works by Masereel, comprising:
Sale 873 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 12, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$300 -
$400
Sold for $406
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[MASEREEL, Frans (1889-1972)]. A group of 4 works by Masereel, comprising:
Politische Zeichnungen. Berlin: Erich Reiss Verlag, 1924. -- Geschichte Ohne Wrote. 1927. -- Die Sonne. 63 Holzchnitte. 1927. -- Die Idee. 83 Holzschnitte. 1928. -- Together, 4 works in 4 volumes, 12mo or smaller, all published in Munich by Kurt Wolff except where indicated, all FIRST EDITIONS, all in original cloth or boards, condition generally good.
[With:] PATER, Walter. Sebastian Van Stork. London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd. and New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1927. 4to. 8 color illustrations by Alastair. Original publisher’s beige cloth stamped in brown and gilt, top edge gilt others uncut (joints separating, toning to spine ends, slight soiling). LIMITED EDITION, number 774 of 1,050 copies.
Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois
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