Lot 441
Der Kaiser und die Hexe, Hugo Von Hofmannsthal – Illustrations by Heinrich Vogeler – Berlin, 1900
Der Kaiser und die Hexe [The Emperor and the Witch], by Hugo Von Hofmannsthal. Berlin: Insel bei Schuster & Loffler, 1900. German.
A fine bibliophile edition of the play "The Emperor and the Witch" by Hugo Von Hofmannsthal. Text printed in black and red on thick, high-quality paper. The title page, taking up a double-spread, shows an impressive Jugendstil-style illustration by German painter and architect Heinrich Vogeler (1872-1942); printed in gold, red and green. Copy no. 145 out of an edition of 200 copies, bound in a vellum binding (endpapers also illustrated by Heinrich Vogeler).
58, [2] pages, 22.5 cm. Good condition. Minor damage. Stains on first and last pages [endpapers and blank leaves]. Dedication in pen and inscriptions in pencil on the two blank leaves at the beginning of the book.
