Lot 1719

G. Moore, Liebesleute in Orelay. Illustr. by H. Grundner. Manuscript. Krefeld 1924-27.

Estimate
€ 2.000
Starting Price
€ 1.400
Lot: 1719
Category: Illustrated Books, portfolios and art literature until 1945
HELMUTH GRUNDNER
GEORGE MOORE: Liebesleute in Orelay. Übertragen von Max Meyerfeld. Manuskript, geschrieben von Peter Wolbrandt in Krefeld im Auftrag des Herzogs von Sagan. Krefeld 1924-27. 32 x 23 cm. Includes 1 original etching (state print/proof) and 17 wash drawings in ink (14 full-page) by Helmuth Grundner, all signed or monogrammed. Parchment with a handwritten title on the spine, featuring a watercolour illustration on the front cover and a watercolour vignette on the back cover; in a slipcase.

The German printed edition, translated by Meyerfeld, was published by S. Fischer in 1925. A beautiful calligraphic manuscript on Zanders laid paper produced especially for this purpose, featuring elegant illustrations. The calligrapher Peter Wolbrandt worked primarily as a commercial artist (see Th.-B. 36, 183 ff.).