Italien: Verse von Hermann Hesse, XX Radierungen von Hermann Struck [SIGNED BY ARTIST]
Berlin: Euphorian Verlag, 1923. Limited edition. Hardcover. 26/100. Folio. Unpaginated (24 pages on double, unopened handmade paper. Original Euphorion vellum binding with blue lettering on cover and spine, in original plain blue dustjacket, housed in blue paper-covered slipcase. Gilt stamped "Euphorion Einband (Euphorian Binding) stamp to bottom vellum edge of inside back cover. Title page printed in red and black with original etching (2 x 2 3/4") signed Struck in pencil below image. All etching are signed in pencil by the artist in left margin below image.
Collection of 21 delightful poems on Italy by Hermann Hesse, splendidly illustrated throughout with 20 etchings, incl. title page, by German Jewish lithographer & master etcher Hermann Struck. Printed on handmade paper in a total edition of 322 copies, XXII on van Gelder handmade paper, the remaining copies are printed to German handmade paper. Text in German. Prints in fine condition. Slipcase with some wear and sunning along edges. Dustjacket with spine sunned and some chipping along top and bottom edges. Covers lightly smudged, more pronounced on back cover. Endpapers with some foxing, light on title and limitation pages. Good- to fine condition. Item #55931
Price: $2,500.00