Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Novel by Arthur Graf Gobineau – Engravings by Hugo Steiner-Prag – Berlin, 1923

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Sold for: $313
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Die Liebenden von Kandahar by Arthur Graf Gobineau, translated into German by Franz Werner Schmidt. With engravings by Hugo Steiner-Prag. Berlin: Franz Schneider, [1923]. German.
A novel by Arthur de Gobineau; accompanied by six engraving-plates, signed in pencil by Hugo Steiner-Prag, and three small engravings (not signed). The book was printed in a limited edition of 200 signed copies. Presented is an unnumbered copy. On the colophon appears a signed comment handwritten by Steiner-Prag. Bound in an exquisite parchment binding, with a hand drawn illustration in color and a gold embossing on the spine. 56, [3] pp + [6] plates, 26.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing (at margins and endpapers).
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