Masereel’s wordless novel, Die Idee, was published by Kurt Wolff in German in 1924 with 800 copies.

  • Date of publication: 1924
  • Publisher: Kurt Wolff, Munich
  • Printer: Dr. C. Wolf & Sohn
  • Place of publication: Munich
  • 50 ex. on Japon Impérial, #1 to 50, signed; red full morocco leather
  • 750 ex. on vellum #51 to 800; red three quarter leather with marbled boards; lack of a signature is not a defect

1 to 50 on Japan paper

  • 14 x 11 cm
  • full red morocco leather with 5 raised bands on the spine
I am told this is the original binding. The crest is the Harben Family
crest so to that extent it is not original to the production.

51 to 800 on vellum

red 3/4 leather (spine and corners) over marbled boards

photo by Peter Bichsel
photo by Peter Bichsel

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