Georg E. Burkhardt / Hans Steiner - Gilgamesch - 1922

Rare 1922 edition of Gilgamesh – a tale from the ancient Orient, curated by Georg E. Burkhardt and published by Brandus’schen Verlagsbuchhandlung of Berlin.
Edition limited to only 300 copies: 50 copies on Japan paper and 250 on Bütten paper.
This copy is no. 240, belonging to the Bütten paper edition.
Illustrated with lithographs by Hans Steiner, printed under the supervision of A. Rogall.
Book complete with the original illustrations.
Conditions: shows foxing/oxidation stains due to age, visible in the photographs; the cover and binding show signs of wear. Overall, an important editorial and artistic document of the period.