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Lot 301
Sale 800 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
Lots 1-273
Nov 12, 2020
4:00AM CT
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Nov 13, 2020
4:00AM CT
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KLEE, Paul (1879-1940), illustrator. -- VOLTAIRE, Francois Marie Arouet de (1694-1778). Kandide, oder Die beste Welt. Munich: Kurt Wolff, [1920].
Small 4to. 26 illustrations after Klee; title-page printed in green and black. Original cloth-backed green boards gilt; original board slipcase, printed label .
FIRST EDITION THUS, an important example of German expressionism, "one of the few examples of Klee's book illustration as well as an important record of his early drawing style" (The Artist & The Book, 143). A FINE COPY, RARE WITH THE ORIGINAL SLIPCASE.
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