Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Part I

Monograph on the Life and Work of August Strindberg, by Ludwig Marcuse – Berlin, 1922 – Etching by Jacob Steinhardt, Signed – Numbered Copy from a Limited Edition, Signed by Marcuse

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Strindberg: Das Leben der Tragischen Seele, by Ludwig Marcuse. Berlin: Franz Schneider, 1922. German. Printed in a limited edition of 50 copies.
Monograph on the life and work of Swedish playwright Johan August Strindberg (1849-1912), by German-Jewish writer and philosopher Ludwig Marcuse (1894-1971).
A limited edition of 50 copies; each copy includes an etching – portrait of Strindberg by Jacob Steinhardt. This is copy no. 4. Etching signed by Steinhardt in pencil. Colophon signed by Marcuse.
138, [2] pp. + [1] etched plate. Uneven edges. Two unopened leaves. Good condition. Stains. Gilt, blue leather binding. Tears along spine (front board slightly loose). In slipcase. Slipcase torn and worn.
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