59 - Bookplate designs by 12 artists, some with additional accompanying documents; final artwork in various techniques, ca. 1902–1920.

Bookplate designs by 12 artists, some with additional accompanying documents; final artwork in various techniques, ca. 1902–1920. 1. Otto Lambert, designer and owner, pencil, monogrammed and dated 1909, a snake encircling the design with an inscribed motto; the printed version is included, as in Gutenberg 30.668, fig. p. 8, monograms Schneider-Henn 1239. 2. A. Griehl, 3 sketches, one of which is hand-labeled “Sketch by A. Griehl,” the other “2nd Sketch”; pencil, ink, and a variant in washed ink, with owner Dr. Julius Schönwiese. Motif: St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna. Enclosed are 2 additional prints from the same series, as well as a contemporary postcard from around 1900 used as a model. 3. Otto Grassl, bookplate for Rolf Josef Hoffmann, design in blue ink, signed and dated 1912; see Gutenberg 23.632, ill. p. 398. 4. Fritz Hoeber, bookplate preceding the name, ink, motto, and dated 1902; central motif is a city submerged by water; monogram also dated 1902. 5. Eduard Winkler, bookplate (veterinarian) Dr. Vaeth, ink on brown paper; motif: a gathering of pets in front of the veterinary practice; signed in pencil. 6. Georges Tcherkessoff, design for Anne Tcherkessoff’s bookplate, ink; motif: three figures side by side on pedestals; monogrammed. 7. Walter Clemens Schmidt, bookplate for Hans Halm, ink and white overprint, four-part composition, featuring Saint Luke and the bull diagonally, monogrammed, repeated at the bottom edge, additionally signed, location indicated as Frankfurt and dated (19)20; handwritten notes on the reverse; enclosed is the original woodcut on thin paper, signed and hand-labeled as a handprint and numbered. 8. Bookplate by Clara Steinhoff (physician), black chalk, a female figure bestowing a blessing over two recumbent patients, large-format sheet, 34 × 26 cm. 9. Ex libris ex mortem, owner Kirchmayer, ink, skull next to candlelight on a closed book. 10. Katarina Sematova, 5 sketches on one sheet, various techniques using pen and brush, motif “The Flying Man,” contemporary. 11. M. Tobler, bookplate for Dr. Julius Schönwiese, pencil and ink, view of St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, stapled to paper, hand-labeled there as “1st draft.” 12. Max Schenke, bookplate for Dr. Willy Tropp, a man looking through a giant telescope, pencil sketch, executed as an etching (Gutenberg 9741), both sheets signed in pencil.