[Vienna Secession Design] Ball Der Stadt 1912 Dance Card Compact
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Wien: Wilhelm Melzer, 1912. First Edition. First Edition. 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches. Full metal ornately stamped box that opens to reveal a mirror at the bottom, and a brass clasp at top housing a four-page program, with superb design and date printed in black and red (see below). BALL DER STADT, 1912. Wilhelm Melzer, Wien (embossed into brass card clasp mechanism). Vintage Ball souvenir with exquisite metal (to look like silver) heavily embossed with a stunning Vienna Secession stamped design, and with the original red and white (Austrian national colors) string and tassels fully intact. The souvenir opens to show the printed dance card held in place by a stylized metal clip. The "Ball of the City" of Vienna was held in the ballroom of the City Hall initially with Mayor Karl Lueger and Archduke Leopold Salvator. It was of the third most important ball in Vienna during the monarchy, and took place for the first time on February 1, 1890 in the Vienna City Hall. Johann Strauss composed his Rathaus-Ball-Tâ°nze (op. 438) and Carl Michael Ziehrer the Wiener B¸rger waltz (op. 419) for this event. An excellent example depicting pure Vienna Secession design. In very good condition.
Details
- Bookseller
- Nudelman Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6485
- Title
- [Vienna Secession Design] Ball Der Stadt 1912 Dance Card Compact
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Wilhelm Melzer
- Place of Publication
- Wien
- Date Published
- 1912
Terms of Sale
Nudelman Rare Books
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About the Seller
Nudelman Rare Books
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Seattle, Washington
About Nudelman Rare Books
Specializing in Fine Bindings By Noted Bookbinders; High Spots and Inscribed Copies of Important 19th-20th Century English and American Literature; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts; Fine Press Books; Unusual and Rare Children's and Illustrated; Art Nouveau; Pre-Raphaelite Poetry and Associations; Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstatte; 1890's.Long-standing rare book dealer established in 1979, in Seattle, Washington specializing in the highest quality fine and rare books, primarily from the 18th through 20th Centuries. We value your patronage and would love to have you join our mailing list where we offer illustrated catalogs twice a year by PDF (with copious photos of content). All books are guaranteed as described, and returnable within 7 days for any reason. By Appointment Only.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...