[Fine Bindings] [Hoffmann, Josef] Group of 2 Finely Bound Titles

Scnitzler, Arthur
Die Hirtenflote
Vienna: Deutsch-Osterreichischer Verlag, 1912. First edition (one of four hundred copies). 12mo. 103, (2) pp. Illustrated with etched frontispiece, seven etched plates with drypoint and aquatint, and one etched head-piece. Original full green morocco, decorated in gilt, spine lightly browned; top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; in original patterned paperboard slip case; by the Wiener Werkstatte after Josef Hoffmann.

Together with:

Grillparzer, Franz
Der arme Spielmann
Vienna: R.K. Hof und Staatsdruckerei, 1915. First and limited edition, #167/500 numbered copies. 4to. 80, (1) pp. Title-pages and text within black geometric and floral borders, designed by Hoffmann. Publisher's citron cloth, elborately decorated in gilt; top edge gilt, other edges trimmed; black patterned endpapers; in original patterned paperboard slip case; by the Wiener Werkstatte after Hoffmann.

Group of two finely bound works produced by the Weiner Werkstatte workshop in Vienna. Founded by Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) and graphic designer Koloman Moser (1868-1918), the Wiener Werkstatte sought to combine the modernist aesthetic of the Viennese Secession with finely handcrafted objects, including books, furniture, fashion, ceramics, and graphic design.

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