Bernard Mandeville - Mandevilles Bienenfabel - 1914

BERNARD MANDEVILLE - THE FABLE OF THE BEES 1914 - LIMITED EDITION NO. 88/150 - PARTIALLY UNTRIMMED COPY

Superb bibliophilic edition of Bernard Mandeville's "The Fable of the Bees," translated into German.

Details:
- Author: Bernard Mandeville, edition by Otto Bobertag
- Title: Mandevilles Bienenfabel oder Die Betrüger als Wohltäter
- Publisher: Georg Müller Verlag, Munich, 1914
- Collection: 15th volume of the "Bibliothek der Philosophen," edited by Fritz Mauthner
- Limited edition: 150 copies on Holland paper, full leather binding by Hübel und Denck Leipzig
- Number: 88/150 - hand-numbered in pencil on the colophon page
- Layout: Paul Renner - the famous designer of the Futura typeface
- Printing: Mänicke und Jahn, Didot typefaces

State:
Binding: Original full red morocco, gilt. Wear to corners and heads, small leather loss at the tail of the spine. Leather solid, no drying.
Interior: Very good condition. Holland paper, clean, no foxing, no annotations.
Rarity: Untrimmed copy - edges and many pages still folded, never cut. Extremely rare for this edition.

Provenance:
Small bookplate affixed to the upper pastedown.

Magnificent example of German Art Nouveau bookmaking by Paul Renner, in highly sought-after untrimmed condition. A collector’s piece for Bauhaus, Art Nouveau, and bibliophile editions enthusiasts.

Partially untrimmed copy: about 30% of the gatherings are still folded at the head, i.e., 120 pages out of 400. Condition as issued from the workshop preserved, carefully prepared and insured.
From the private library of Dr. Adolf Sonnenschein 1862 Beneschau - 1939 Lucerne, General Director of the Witkowitz ironworks, Moravia. From 1920 General Director and expert in manganese metallurgy.

Viennese Jewish industrial family, resided in Vienna from 1933 to 1938, fled Austria in 1938 after the Anschluss and settled in Switzerland.