[Rarebooks] FS: Hans Christian Andersen & Willi Harwerth

[Nina W. Matheson]

For consideration today:

Andersen, Hans.   The red shoes, with coloured wood-engravings by Willi 
Harwerth.  Bristol, Douglas Cleverdon, 1928. Original cream paper boards. 
Backstrip lightly rubbed, otherwise fine. One of 460 numbered copies. 
Printed by Wilh. Gerstung in the Grosse-Antiqua type of Rudolf Koch. [31] 
pp.  $150

Willi Harwerth was also a celebrated designer, as evidenced in

Gebrüder Klingspor, firm, Typefounders, Offenbach am Main Schoenheit im 
Buchdruck.  Offenbach, A.M. [1930s]. Original printed wrappers. 2 v. 
One-inch pieces missing from the head and foot of the backstrip of v I, 
otherwise very good. Narrow backstrip on v 2 partially split, otherwise 
very good. V. 1: Leisten und Einfassungen nach Zeichnungen von Willi 
Harwerth. V. 2: Vignetten und Zierstuecke nach Zeichnungen von Willi 
Harwerth. Specimen books. The second part is included in the checklist in 
The art of the type specimen in the Twentieth Century. Two locations 
WorldCat (for volume 1 only).  $100.


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