Rembrandt

Rembrandts Handzeichnungen. I. Band Rijksprentenkabinet zu Amsterdam. II. Band Königl. Kupferstichkabinett zu Berlin. (2 volumes) [Rembrandt's Drawings Volume I, 1912 and Volume II, 1914]

Berlin: Hermann Freises, 1912 and 1914. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. A Fine set of this First German Edition of Rembrandt's Drawings: issued in two volumes, Volume I presents 56 tipped-in illustrations and Volume II presents 176 tipped-in illustrations. The text is in German. Each Volume is in Near Fine condition (with Volume I's spine somewhat toned and showing oxidation to the gilt spine lettering and with each volume showing some scattered foxing to the cloth). Each Volume wears its RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET in Fine condition and each Volume is housed in its RARE ORIGINAL SLIPCASE. The slipcase to Volume I is open (as made) to one side for insertion and removal of its Volume, bears its original applied label, and shows a crack where the front panel meets the spine panel which crack runs from the lower corner for approximately 65% of its height and a crack to the rear which runs a much shorter distance. The slipcase to Volume II surrounds the entire volume and has a hinged tuck-in panel which can be opened and closed. This is an astonishing and RARE set with its RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKETS AND RARE ORIGINAL SLIPCASES, an ASTONISHING RARE SURVIVAL and THEMSELVES A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF BOOK PUBLICATION HISTORY. RARE INDEED. Fine / fine. Item #2981

Price: $1,250.00