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(CURIOSA.) Amadeus, Franciscus.
Fleurettens Purpurschnecke: Erotische
Lieder und Gedichte aus dem Achtzehnten Jahrhundert.
Plates, borders, and
vignettes by Franz von Bayros. 4to, publisher’s gilt-pictorial vellum, some mild rubbing and
light scuffing; board slipcase, worn.
FIRST EDITION
.
NUMBER
349
OF
500
COPIES
.
Vienna: C.W. Stern, 1905
[250/350]
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(CURIOSA.) Bayros, Frans von.
Original pen-and-ink drawing
of a nude
woman kneeling across a pedestal, wearing only her hat, gazing out at the viewer. Most
likely a design for a bookplate for aW. R.A. Hayes whose name is penciled on verso, along
with several design rework indications. 415x486 mm; 16x19
1
/
4
inches, with wash, on board,
signed in image, lower right.
No, circa 1915
[1,000/1,500]
CURIOSA
Featuring Franz von Bayros
Lots 47-67
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