Live auction - Lot 109
[Netherlands - De Zilverdistel]
Die Gedichte von Friedrich von Hardenberg genannt Novalis.
The Hague, De Zilverdistel (on the handpress of Joh. Enschedé and Sons), 1915
€ 150 / 200
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Lot description
8vo.
Orig. publ. vellum (sl. warping), gilt stamped tool on front cover, gilt-titled flat spine, modern slipcase. Good copy.
Edition limited to 200 unnumb. copies. "De Zilverdistel" was the first private press in the Netherlands (1910-1922), founded by J. Greshoff, J.C. Bloem and P.N. van Eyck. The later joining J.F. van Royen influenced the printing of this particular work by using a hand press. Printed in blue, red and black.
Ref. Het ideale boek, pp. 44-48, 63-68. - Cat. Van Royen (1964) 7.
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