Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Songs for the Symphony "The Song of the Earth" – Etchings by Robert Genin – Berlin, 1923
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Lieder nach dem Chinesischen zur Symphonie Das Lied von der Erde von Gustav Mahler [Chinese Songs for the Symphony "The Song of the Earth" by Gustav Mahler], by Hans Bethge. Berlin: Gyldendalscher Verlag, 1923. German.
Etchings by Robert Genin accompanying Chinese songs translated to German by Hans Bethge (these translations were the basis for Mahler's work "The Song of the Earth"). Seven etchings on separate leaves, signed in pencil by Genin, and additional etchings incorporated in the text. Copy no. 5 out of an edition of 250 copies, signed by the artist and the author on the colophon page and bound in a vellum binding, with a color illustration on the front.
[18] leaves, 31.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Stains and minor damage to binding.
Etchings by Robert Genin accompanying Chinese songs translated to German by Hans Bethge (these translations were the basis for Mahler's work "The Song of the Earth"). Seven etchings on separate leaves, signed in pencil by Genin, and additional etchings incorporated in the text. Copy no. 5 out of an edition of 250 copies, signed by the artist and the author on the colophon page and bound in a vellum binding, with a color illustration on the front.
[18] leaves, 31.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Stains and minor damage to binding.
Bibliophilia and Art Books, Prints, Israeli and International Art
Bibliophilia and Art Books, Prints, Israeli and International Art