(Vorträge der Bibliothek Warburg. I–II. Herausgegeben von Fritz Saxl.) Vorträge 1921–1922; 1922–1923 / I. Teil.
Leipzig - Berlin: B. G. Taubner, 1923; 1924. First editions. The second volume is inscribed by Aby Warburg to Eduard Norden. Later half-cloth binding, with two volumes bound into one. (6), (1)–185, (1) p. and (8) plates; (6), (1)–239, (1) p. and (9) plates. Norden’s ownership inscription appears on the first page in blue pencil, accompanied by his annotations and underlinings in pencil throughout the first volume and more extensively in the second. Slightly trimmed but overall in fine condition.
A rare association copy of Aby Warburg’s Vorträge, inscribed to Eduard Norden.
The Vorträge series features lectures presented at the Warburg Institute, reflecting Aby Warburg’s pioneering approach to the interdisciplinary study of art, culture, and intellectual history. This copy bears a notable association, inscribed to Eduard Norden (1868–1941), the eminent German classical philologist and historian of religion. Norden’s seminal work, Die Geburt des Kindes. Geschichte einer religiösen Idee, was published in 1924 as part of the Warburg Institute’s Studienseries, underscoring the intellectual connection between Warburg and Norden.
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Price: €1,500.00