entered in the visitors' book of Hugo and Lily Steiner, first occupants of the celebrated "Haus Steiner" in Vienna, designed in 1910 by Adolf Loos 1) the quotations contained on a single page and comprising, in order, by ANTON WEBERN, two bars, on two hand-drawn staves, from the opening of the third piece of Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op.6, signed and dated "Anton v. Webern 27 III. 1913"--ALBAN BERG, the opening two bars of the vocal part from the fifth number of Five Orchestral Songs on Picture-Postcard Texts by Peter Altenberg, Op. 4, signed "Alban Berg"-- ARNOLD SCHOENBERG three bars, on a single hand-drawn stave, of the theme at fig.21 from the Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9, signed and dated "Arnold Schoenberg 27/3 1913") 2) the volume also containing over 550 other signatures and inscriptions, including by EGON SCHIELE (his 'block' signature dated 1918) and Edith Schiele, Peter Altenberg, Adolf Loos (signed at the beginning of the book, and also inscribed later, in January 1933), Karl Kraus, Josef Frank George Besson, Marcel Ray, Karl Nierendorf, Otto Benesch, Heinrich and Anna Benesch c.87 inscribed pages in all, plus blanks, 8vo (20.4 x 12.5cm), stamps to front paste-down ("Nachlass Otto und Eva Benesch Unveräusserlich Unentlehnbar"), two watercolours by O. Laska, original red morocco, metal clasps, Vienna, c.1910-1933, a few pages excised, one clasp lacking, light wear to binding
entered in the visitors' book of Hugo and Lily Steiner, first occupants of the celebrated "Haus Steiner" in Vienna, designed in 1910 by Adolf Loos 1) the quotations contained on a single page and comprising, in order, by ANTON WEBERN, two bars, on two hand-drawn staves, from the opening of the third piece of Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op.6, signed and dated "Anton v. Webern 27 III. 1913"--ALBAN BERG, the opening two bars of the vocal part from the fifth number of Five Orchestral Songs on Picture-Postcard Texts by Peter Altenberg, Op. 4, signed "Alban Berg"-- ARNOLD SCHOENBERG three bars, on a single hand-drawn stave, of the theme at fig.21 from the Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9, signed and dated "Arnold Schoenberg 27/3 1913") 2) the volume also containing over 550 other signatures and inscriptions, including by EGON SCHIELE (his 'block' signature dated 1918) and Edith Schiele, Peter Altenberg, Adolf Loos (signed at the beginning of the book, and also inscribed later, in January 1933), Karl Kraus, Josef Frank George Besson, Marcel Ray, Karl Nierendorf, Otto Benesch, Heinrich and Anna Benesch c.87 inscribed pages in all, plus blanks, 8vo (20.4 x 12.5cm), stamps to front paste-down ("Nachlass Otto und Eva Benesch Unveräusserlich Unentlehnbar"), two watercolours by O. Laska, original red morocco, metal clasps, Vienna, c.1910-1933, a few pages excised, one clasp lacking, light wear to binding
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