Auction 003 Original Vintage Posters - April Sale
By AntikBar Auctions
Apr 20, 2024
404 King’s Road, Chelsea, London SW10 0LJ
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LOT 61:

Advertising Poster Quality Books Art Deco Oscar Wilde Dorian Grey Gustave Flaubert. Original antique publishing ...

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Auction took place on Apr 20, 2024 at AntikBar Auctions
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Advertising Poster Quality Books Art Deco Oscar Wilde Dorian Grey Gustave Flaubert. Original antique publishing house advertising poster for Verlag der Schillerbuchhandlung Berlin books - Das billige qualitatsbuch Jeder band Mk 1,75 Die bunten romane / The affordable quality book Each 1.75 Mark The colourful novels - featuring an elegant red haired lady in a blue dress sitting on the floor against a large cushion and holding up a book with the covers of three literary classics below - A Picture of Dorian Gray (first published in 1890) by the notable Irish author, poet and playwright Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) featuring a person looking out to the viewer, and two books by the notable French novelist Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880): Salammbo (first published in 1862) featuring a snake wrapped around a naked lady, and Madame Bovary (first published in 1856) featuring a lady in a fashionable bonnet style hat. Very good condition, creasing, small tears. Country of issue: Germany, designer: L. Zabel, size (cm): 66.5x45, year of printing: 1920s.