<< Engel >>

Masereel, Frans. << Engel >>. Saarbrücken: Saar-Verlag, No date. Large Quarto Portfolio. 4pp., 15 plates. Original illustrated dustjacket over stiff wrappers with black lettering on cover. Instead of a foreword Masereel offers short statements for each angel addressing the people who have hiked up the mountain to see them. Each address characterizes the angel speaking, e.g. Angel of the Night, Angel of Tears, Angel of laziness, Angel of the morning and so on. Illustrations are offset reproductions of Masereel drawings with captions in French and German tipped onto gray cardboard stock. Text in German. DJ and wrappers separated at spine, protected by modern mylar. Chips and wear along edges of dj. Boards browned along edges. Some of the tipped in plates lose. DJ and wrappers in fair, interior good- condition. fair. Softcover. (35427) $65