The Michael Goldberg Collection

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2026-09-02 09:00:00 2026-09-02 09:00:00 America/New_York Fleischer's Auctions Fleischer's Auctions : The Michael Goldberg Collection https://bid.fleischersauctions.com/auctions/fleischers-auctions/the-michael-goldberg-collection-23434 An eclectic and wide-ranging catalog celebrating the collection of Michael Goldberg, a prominent figure in Columbus business and civic life. The sale encompasses fine and decorative art, vintage posters, rare books, Judaica, sports collectibles, and early Americana. Fleischer's Auctions info@fleischersauctions.com

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Lot 144

[ILLUSTRATION ART] 1915 "Dr Luschdig Zipiti" Swiss Children's Book

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"ONE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL SWISS CHILDREN'S BOOKS"

Paul Hosck and Hans Melching. D'r Luschdig Zipiti und Sini Schbezel. Basel, Switzerland: W. Wassermann, [1915].

Oblong 4to, 13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. Suite of 8 color lithographs, loose as issued. Original illustrated paper folder. FIRST EDITION. Kaiser, p. 33.

A stunning suite of nonsense rhymes by Paul Hosch with eccentric and charming illustrations by Hans Melching.

Hosch, an architect by profession, studied at the Darmstadt Künsterlerkolonie where he was profoundly influenced by the art of the Wiener Sezession and Wiener Werkstätte. The illustrations are a whimsical and vivid homage to this distinctive Viennese style. The ongoing Great War and obscure Basel dialect of German meant that the work was largely overlooked at the time. Bibliographer Martin Kaiser lauds the work, writing, "In 1915 one of the most wonderful Swiss children's books was published." (Swiss Picture Books, p. 33).

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Dr. Martin Kaiser. Swiss Picture Books. Basel: Buchantiquariat AM Rhein, 1998.

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The Michael Goldberg Collection

[ILLUSTRATION ART] 1915 "Dr Luschdig Zipiti" Swiss Children's Book

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