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van de Velde (Henry).- Nietzsche (Friedrich) Also Sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch fur Alle und Keinen, number 6 of 100 specially-bound copies, from an edition limited to 530, printed in dark red, gold and black, text in type designed by Georges Lemmen and cast under the supervision of Count Harry Kessler, decorative double-page additional title, main title with ornament, 4 full-page decorative part-titles and 4 tail-pieces all printed in dark red and gold, gilt decorations throughout, all designed by Henry van de Velde, some light offsetting, original grey morocco with gilt geometric design on upper cover and title on spine within ornamental frame designed by van de Velde, g.e., others uncut, very slightly rubbed at corners and spine ends, light spotting to fore-edges, original board slip-case (a little rubbed and soiled), folio, Leipzig, by W.Drugulin for Insel-Verlag, 1908.
⁂ A masterpiece of book design; the collaboration between Henry van de Velde and Harry Kessler produced a monumental work of Art Nouveau.
Lot 168
van de Velde (Henry).- Nietzsche (Friedrich) Also Sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch fur Alle und Keinen, number 6 of 100 specially-bound copies, decorations designed by Henry van de Velde, original morocco, folio, Leipzig, 1900.
Hammer Price: £2,800
Description
van de Velde (Henry).- Nietzsche (Friedrich) Also Sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch fur Alle und Keinen, number 6 of 100 specially-bound copies, from an edition limited to 530, printed in dark red, gold and black, text in type designed by Georges Lemmen and cast under the supervision of Count Harry Kessler, decorative double-page additional title, main title with ornament, 4 full-page decorative part-titles and 4 tail-pieces all printed in dark red and gold, gilt decorations throughout, all designed by Henry van de Velde, some light offsetting, original grey morocco with gilt geometric design on upper cover and title on spine within ornamental frame designed by van de Velde, g.e., others uncut, very slightly rubbed at corners and spine ends, light spotting to fore-edges, original board slip-case (a little rubbed and soiled), folio, Leipzig, by W.Drugulin for Insel-Verlag, 1908.
⁂ A masterpiece of book design; the collaboration between Henry van de Velde and Harry Kessler produced a monumental work of Art Nouveau.
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