Sammlung Ludwig W. Von Gans Persische Fayencen, Pastiken, Gemälde, Möbel, Kamine, Gobelins Teppiche: Versteigerung 7. Mai 1929
Frankfurt am Main: Hugo Helbing, 1929. First Edition. Stiff printed wrappers. Folio. Pp. 32 (text), 26 plates. Preface by Georg Swarzenski. Stiff paper covers with titles printed in gilt on wraps, side stapled. Text leaves printed letterpress, illustrated with plates of black & white rotogravure reproductions on coated paper. Minor soiling, chips and closed tears to wrap. Upper corner lightly bumped. Leaves crisp and bright. Good+. Item #6754
Ludwig Wilhelm von Gans was a German chemist and industrialist who became a victim of National Socialism due to his Jewish background. His collections were auctioned following a lost pharmaceutical patent dispute.
Price: $35.00