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Berlin: Axel Juncker Verlag, 1923. Limited Edition (#88 of 150). Leatherbound. Very Good. SIGNED. 177 pp. Large octavo [26 cm] bound in full red Morocco with five raised bands and the title gilt on the backstrip. Boards embossed in blind. Top edge gilt. Marbled endsheets and pastedowns. Rubbing and wear to the raised bands of spine as well as edges and corners of boards. Small bookplate on the front pastedown. Signed by Frans Masereel on the page bearing his self-portrait [at page 32]. Includes 42 woodcut illustrations and a pasted-in photograph of Masereel on verso of title. Text in German. This edition was limited to 150 numbered copies on handmade paper, this is copy number 88. "Dieses werk wurde im jahre 1923 in der Buchdruckerei Gustav Ascher, Berlin gedruckt. 150 Exemplare wurden auf Butten gesondert abgezogen, numeriert, vom Kunstler signiert und in einen mit der Hand gefertigten Einband gebunden. Dieses Exemplar tragt die Nummer: 88

A wonderfully illustrated first edition copy of this celebration of the work of Ephraim Moses Lilien, in the original German. One of 1000 Limited Edition copies printed of first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. An important and uncommonly found work, celebrating the art of Ephraim Moses Lilien (1874-1925), an art nouveau illustrator and printmaker who is sometimes considered first Zionist artist. He was notable for the Jewish themes in his art, and for his influence on the Bezalel school art movement. This work is introduced by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig (1881-1942), who, in the 1920s and 1930s, was one of the most popular authors in the world. The work contains numerous reproductions of Lilien's bookplates, borders and illustrations, as well as a portrait of Lilien with a facsimile of his signature. 'In Rosenketten' has been tipped in by a previous owner, possibly replacing the original reproduction of this work printed in the book. Further tipped-in illustrations (created by Lilien) from a previous owner to pages 59, 60, 61, 214, 215, and 302. One tipped-in illustration obscures a different illustration printed in the book, another obscures a title of a work; the rest are tipped-in to blank pages. This book is otherwise complete, which is unusual for this work. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, though faded to the spine, with small tears to the head and tail of the front joint. Shelf wear to the joints and extremities. Front hinge is starting and rear hinge is slightly strained, but both are firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. 'In Rosenketten' has been tipped in by a previous owner, possibly replacing the original reproduction of this work printed in the book. Further tipped-in illustrations (created by Lilien) from a previous owner to pages 59, 60, 61, 214, 215, and 302. One tipped-in illustration obscures a different illustration printed in the book, another obscures a title of a work; the rest are tipped-in to blank pages. Good.