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ABC-BUCH. – Weissenborn, Hellmuth.
Picture Alphabet, with quotations in praise of print.

. Picture Alphabet, with quotations in praise of print.

Suite of 26 colour linocuts accompanied by quotations, plus title linocut and linocut end-vignette in red. (60) pp. 4to. Orig. boards, block-book style, in orig. slipcase with title label. – (London), The Acorn Press & The Whittington Press, 1975.

One of 60 copies, numbered and signed by the artist. Weissenborn’s (1898–1982) first Whittington-Press book. – Fine. – Best.-Nr. 11184

CHF 510.—
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Weissenborn, Hellmuth.
Fantasy. Hand-coloured linocuts.

. Fantasy. Hand-coloured linocuts.

With 21 hand-coloured orig. linocuts. 22 unn. leaves. Large 4to. Orig. boards with front-label, slip-case. – London, The Acorn Press, 1978.

One of 100 numbered copies on Wookey Hole hand-made paper, signed by the artist. – Spine faded, slip-case partly faded. Else fine. – Best.-Nr. 21125

CHF 210.—
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WEISSENBORN. – .
Aesop’s Fables. A Selection. Translated from the Greek by Ian Warren.

. Aesop’s Fables. A Selection. Translated from the Greek by Ian Warren.

With 22 woodcuts by Hellmuth Weissenborn, printed from original blocks in red and blue. 16 unn. leaves. 8vo. Orig. light blue boards with front label (margins of front cover slightly faded). – London, The Acorn Press, 1982.

One of 200 copies on heavy Mellotex paper, numbered and signed by the translator. Together with small printed card stating that Hellmuth Weissenborn (b. 1898) died while the book was being bound and that for that reason his signature is lacking. Set in 12 or 13 point Palatino. First edition of Warren’s translation and the second of two fable books created by Hellmuth Weissenborn for the Acorn Press. – Bodemann 568.1; Fabula docet 165. – Good copy. – Best.-Nr. 6828

CHF 40.—
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WEISSENBORN. –.
Hellmuth Weissenborn. Painter & Graphic Artist. With an introduction by Richard Walker.

. Hellmuth Weissenborn. Painter & Graphic Artist. With an introduction by Richard Walker.

With orig. woodcuts and orig. linocuts and with reproductions in colour. 88, (4) pp. Large 4to. Orig. cloth, slipcase. – London, Bachman & Turner, 1976.

One of 200 numbered copies on mould-made paper, signed by the artist. – Clean copy. – Best.-Nr. 21177

CHF 300.—
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WEISSENBORN. – Bernen, Robert.
The House on the Cove.

. Weissenborn, Hellmuth. The House on the Cove.

With engravings by Hellmuth Weissenborn. (20) leaves. Small 8vo. Orig. boards. – (London), The Acorn Press, (1987).

One of 200 num. copies on Zerkall mould-made paper. – Best.-Nr. 10373

CHF 50.—
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WEISSENBORN. – Bonham-Carter, Victor.
A Posy of wild Flowers. Gathered in the Countryside of English Literature and Furnished with appropriate Sentiments.

. Weissenborn, Hellmuth. A Posy of wild Flowers. Gathered in the Countryside of English Literature and Furnished with appropriate Sentiments.

Illustrated with wood-engravings by Hellmuth Weissenborn. 126 pp., 1 leaf. 12mo. Orig. cloth with vignette on upper cover. – (London and Dulverton), Acorn Press and Exmoor Press, (1983).

One of 350 num. copies. – Best.-Nr. 10425

CHF 30.—
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WEISSENBORN. – Dunnet, Denzil.
Bird-Poems.

. Weissenborn, Hellmuth. Bird-Poems.

With wood-engraved decorations by Hellmuth Weissenborn. 29pp., 1 leaf. Small 8vo. Orig.stiff wrappers. – (London), The Acorn Press, (1989).

One of 200 num. copies printed by lithography, signed by Denzil Dunnet. – Best.-Nr. 10523

CHF 40.—
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WEISSENBORN. – Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim.
A Selection of his Fables in English and German.

. Weissenborn, Hellmuth. A Selection of his Fables in English and German.

With 14 orig. woodcuts by Hellmuth Weissenborn. 24 unn. leaves. 8vo. Orig. red boards with front label. In orig. card slipcase. – London, The Acorn Press, 1979.

One of 100 copies on heavy Mellotex paper, numbered and signed by the artist. Set in 12 point Univers. 21 prose fables by Lessing, translated into English by Macdonald. Published in honour of Lessing’s 250th birthday. The first of two fable books created by Hellmuth Weissenborn (1898–1982) for the Acorn Press. – Bodemann 550.1; Fabula docet 164. – Mint copy. – Best.-Nr. 6820

CHF 160.—
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WEISSENBORN. – Read, Sylvia.
The Poetical Ark. A collection of thirty verses by Sylvia Read about beings which inhabit the land, the sea and the air; each embellished with a wood-engraving by H. Weissenborn.

. Weissenborn, Hellmuth. The Poetical Ark. A collection of thirty verses by Sylvia Read about beings which inhabit the land, the sea and the air; each embellished with a wood-engraving by H. Weissenborn.

30 pp. Small 8vo. Orig. illus. boards with illus. dust-jacket. – (London, The Acorn Press, 1946).

„Acorn books for children“. The engravings printed from the original wood-blocks. – Best.-Nr. 10525

CHF 40.—
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WEISSENBORN. – Simon, Helena.
The Seasons.

. Weissenborn, Hellmuth. The Seasons.

Four engravings by Hellmuth Weisenborn printed in two colors directly from the original blocks with verses by Helena Simon. (5) leves, loose as issued. Gr.-4to. In orig. wrapper folder with illus. label on cover. – London, printed at the Whittington Press, Andoversford, for The Acorn Press, 1981.

One of 25 numbered copies, signed by the artist antd the poet. – Best.-Nr. 10444

CHF 350.—
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WEISSENBORN. – Smith, Anne.
An Anthology of Love. Chosen by Anne Smith.

. Weissenborn, Hellmuth. An Anthology of Love. Chosen by Anne Smith.

With 15 linocuts in color by Hellmuth Weissenborn. (22) leaves. Small 4to. Orig. cloth, with label on front cover. – London, The Acorn Press, (1985).

One of 100 numbered copies. – Best.-Nr. 10415

CHF 60.—
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