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Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

899 - Ascona Presse – Hoffmann, Felix
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Estimate €300 - €450
Description
Ascona Presse – Hoffmann, Felix Apuleius, Lucius Cupid and Psyche. With 25 full-page original etchings by Felix Hoffmann. Ascona, Ascona Presse, 1999. 73 pp., 2 leaves. 4°. Block-bound. Original half-leather binding with gold-stamped title on the spine and oleographic paper cover linings, signed: Roland Meuter, Ascona. (Spine slightly stained). 12th printing by Ascona Presse. – One of 30 (GA 120) numbered copies of the special edition, which were supplied in various bindings. - Published in memory of the Swiss book artist Felix Hoffmann; the etchings were printed from the estate held by Willi Jesse in Berlin. - A fine copy. 12th printing by Ascona Presse. – One of 30 numbered copies of the special edition, which were supplied in various bindings. – Published in memory of the Swiss book artist Felix Hoffmann; the etchings were taken from the estate of Willi Jesse in Berlin. – A fine copy. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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