



Lechter, Melchior
Diary of the Indian journey. Printed as a manuscript.
Berlin. Einhorn Press
34.5 x 21 cm. 214 richly decorated pages. Original parchment with leather spine label, gold-embossed cover border with corner ornaments and small floral leather inlays, cover vignette (Einhorn-Press) in green leather, gilt on the top and inside edges, punched gold edges, and two brass clasps. In a case. - Einhorn-Press Opus II. One of 15 numbered copies of the deluxe edition on heavy imperial Japanese laid paper, signed and monogrammed by the artist. All pages with a consistent Moorish frame. In 1910, Melchior Lechter traveled with Karl Wolfskehl to India, Madras, and Ceylon. He kept a diary during the five-month trip. This diary was published after his return with particularly opulent book decoration. It was printed in green and black by Otto v. Holten. A flawless copy of this rare deluxe edition. - Robbery A 97. - Schauer, Vol. II, 12.

