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Lot 8

Sale 5125 - Fine Book Sale
Sep 23, 2004 6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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12 portfolios.
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12 portfolios.
[Theatre.] Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, pub. Monumenta Scenica: Monuments of the Theatre, Scenery Decorations and Costumes for the Theatre... of all Times. Vienna: Nationalbibliothek, [1926-1930]. #14/200. First edition. Folio, orig. linen-backed bds., paper labels. English & German-language text, 271 matted plates, incl. color collotypes. Ex-library , labels on portfolio covers, ink stamps & pencil markings on portfolio front paste-downs, perforated stamps on text vol. title-pages, ink stamps & pencil markings on back of mats of plates.
Each portfolio, containing German & English-language text vols. & plates after drawings, designs & illustrations from the collection of the National Library of Austria, covers a separate subject, these include: Theatres of Vienna, Costume Design, Baroque Pagents, Stage Design, Garden & Stage Craft, Theatre in the Middle Ages, etc. The costume plates are all color collotypes.

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