von Grimmelshausen, Johann Jakob Christoffel; Spielman, John P. [translation by]; Eichenberg, Fritz [illustrated with wood engravings by]

THE ADVENTURES OF SIMPLICISSIMUS [Signed]

New York: The Members of the Limited Editions Club, 1981. Limited Edition, #1020/2000. Quarto, 319 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good slipcase. Slipcase spine is burnt orange with gilt block lettering. Bound in publisher's off-white linen with copper lettering to spine and embossed titling to front cover. Slipcase shows light shelf wear with rubbing to corners and edges, and a few light scratches and marks to covers. Boards show very light overall shelf wear. Textblock is clean. Previous owner's bookplate to front paste down. Numbered and signed by author on rear limitations page. Illustrated with 18 wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg. Shelved in Room A oversize.

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Price: $200

NOTES

Fritz Eichenberg (1901-1990) was a German-American illustrator and arts educator who worked primarily in wood engraving. His best-known works were concerned with religion, social justice and nonviolence. This is his Illustration for Johann Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen's, "The Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus," written in 1669 against the background of the Thirty Years War