Auction 159

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From noble estates and bourgeois property. Rare Books, Prints, and Classical art

Saturday, 25 April 2026 at 10:00 am

Lot 616 John Höxter. Apropoésies Bohémiennes. …

Apropoésies Bohémiennes. Privatdruck o.O. u. Dr., um 1930. 16 Blätter (2 weiß). 8°. OBroschur mit Deckeltitel (fleckig u. angeschmutzt, etw. knitterig u. bestoßen).

Moderne Literatur und Kunst – Sehr seltene Gedichtsammlung in erster Ausgabe. - Kosch VII, 1354. - Killy V, 399ff.: "enthält neben den von H. stets bevorzugten parodistischen, gelegentlich dadaistischen Sprachspielen u. Wortwitzen auch überzeugende Beispiele expressionistischer Lyrik". - Privatdruck des Graphikers und Publizisten John Hoexter, "Aktions"-Mitarbeiter und Begründer der Zeitschrift "Der blutige Ernst" (1919), der sich nach der Reichs-Progrom-Nacht 1938 das Leben nahm. - Titel u. Seitenschnitt mit wenigen kl. Stockflecken, gering knitterig, sonst gut erhalten.

Modern Literature and Art – Very rare first edition of a collection of poems. - Orig. softcover with cover title (stained and soiled, somewhat creased and bumped). - Private print by graphic artist and publicist John Hoexter, contributor to 'Aktions' and founder of the magazine 'Der blutige Ernst' (1919), who took his own life after the Reichspogromnacht in 1938. - Title and page edges with a few small foxing spots, slightly creased, otherwise well preserved.

Startprice: 200 €
Estimate: 300 €

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