Sold at Austin Auction Gallery

(4) Books: 1929 Austrian Art, Henle Photos, JFK Books

Price realized
$1,830
Pre-sale estimate
$150 – $250
Hammer price
$1,500
Category
Books, Manuscripts & Archives
Sold
September 6, 2024
Sale
DAY 1- SPECTACULAR SEPTEMBER ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION

Lot description

(lot of 4) Books: (1) "The Wiener Werkstatte, 1903-1928, The Evolution of the Modern Applied Arts", Krystall-Verlag, Vienna, 1929, figural sculptured front cover, approx. 120 illustrated pages depicting early modern design works by Hoffman, Peche, Moser, Singer and many others, inside page without illustration at front torn; (1) "Fritz Henle", Fritz Henle Publishing, 1973, signed by Henle as #61 of 100 copies with sentiment to Dr. Peter Flawn (then President of the University of Texas at Austin) on July 1, 1984, features 24 pages of Henle's photos approx. 10.5" x 11.5" size; (2) "November Twenty Six Nineteen Hundred Sixty Three", Wendell Berry, 1963, Ben Shahn, 1964, a limited edition, George Braziller Inc. the last page signed by the authors, off white cover with black lettering, some foxing at outside back cover, housed in black slip case (on the death of John F. Kennedy), for shipping largest measure 12.75" x 12.75" x 1.5", total of all 7.60lbs

This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.