Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Das Stiftsfräulein und der Tod – Alfred Döblin – Berlin, 1913 – Woodcuts by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Opening: $1,500
Unsold
Das Stiftsfräulein und der Tod [The Canoness and Death], by Alfred Döblin. Berlin-Wilmersdorf: A.R. Meyer, [1913]. German.
Story by Jewish-German author Alfred Döblin. With five impressive woodcuts by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938), German painter and printmaker, one of the founders of the group of Expressionist painters Der Brucke. This story by Döblin is the first literary work illustrated by Kirchner.
[6] pp + [4] leaves (woodcuts), 23.5 cm. Bound in a new leather binding, without front cover. Part of the original front cover - a woodcut by Kirchner - is inlaid in the binding. Good condition.
Story by Jewish-German author Alfred Döblin. With five impressive woodcuts by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938), German painter and printmaker, one of the founders of the group of Expressionist painters Der Brucke. This story by Döblin is the first literary work illustrated by Kirchner.
[6] pp + [4] leaves (woodcuts), 23.5 cm. Bound in a new leather binding, without front cover. Part of the original front cover - a woodcut by Kirchner - is inlaid in the binding. Good condition.
Bibliophilia and Art Books, Prints, Israeli and International Art
Bibliophilia and Art Books, Prints, Israeli and International Art