Interesting interpretation of the German folk song "Der Tod von Basel" (Death of Basel), a work illustrated with 8 woodcuts by the German artist Rudolf Schiestl. This version is the numbered edition 290, published by Fritz Heyder, Berlin, 1924.
ARTIST:
Rudolf Schiestl (1878 - 1931), was a German painter, etcher and illustrator
TITLE:
'Der Tod von Basel' (Death of Basel)
PRINTING HOUSE:
Berlin: Fritz Heyder, (1924), printed by Otto von Holten
DESCRIPTION:
Artistic realization of the German folk song 'Der Tod von Basel' illustrated with woodcuts by the German artist Rudolf Schiestl, published by Heyder, 1924. The work contains 8 woodcuts by the artist, one of them with pencil signature. The woodcuts are realized on hand-made paper, in total 600 editions exist, this version is issued with No. 290.
COVER:
- cardboard cover with vellum at the spine
- black print title on green coloured cover
SIZE:
about h 29.0 cm x w 33.5 cm x d 1.0 cm
COLLATION:
- 1 flyleaf
- 17 nn. leaves
- 2 flyleaf
- the book is complete!
CONDITION:
Cover:
- generally in good condition
- stained and faded
Paper:
- generally very good preservation
- slightly stained and brownished
