Author: BERNUS, ALEXANDER VON,
Title: Sieben Schattenspiele. [Erstausgabe; First edition].
Description: München und Leipzig, Georg Müller, 1910. Square 8°. Original publ. cloth. Covertitle in bold black type, large black device at tail, printed within a double-barred broad black line border, binding initialled R at tail. Hftitle (verso blank). dedication to shadowplayer Luchs. 132pp. 14 captioned monochrome plates featuring masterpieces of paper cutting art, by Rolf von Hoerschelmann, Dora Polster, Dora von Hoerner, Doris Wimmer, Karl Thylmann, Marie Schnürr, table of contents, colophon. German language compilation of 7 so-called shadow-plays (a selection of acts from theatre plays), illustrated by artists of the art of paper cutting. Very good copy, bound in original publ. cloth (hardcover), seldomly offered for sale. (spine-ends a little bit bumped due to shelving).

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