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Holger Drachmann (b. Copenhagen 1846, d. Hornbæk 1908)

Thorvald Bindesbøll (b. Copenhagen 1846, d. s.p. 1908)

August Jerndorff (b. Oldenburg 1846, d. Copenhagen 1906)

Holger Drachmann: Troldtøj. Folkesagn i Nutidsliv. Cph: Ernst Bojesen 1889–90. 4to. 1st edition. “Folkeudgaven” with mounted in etchings in colour by Thorvald Bindesbøll, Joachim Skovgaard and August Jerndorff. Bound in full brown morocco with decorations designed by Bindesbøll. With signs of wear. Housed in worn cloth clamshell box.

One of the highlights in Danish fin de siècle bookillustration.

Provenance: The collection of Birte Inge Christensen & John Hunov, Copenhagen.

Auction

Hunov's book collection, 15 December 2022

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