Zille, Heinrich Casual stories and pictures. With 32 (of 48) lithographs, some watercoloured by the artist. (Berlin), Gurlitt, (1919). Folio. OHPgt. with cord binding, with watercoloured cover ill. (minimally browned and stained, cord renewed). The New Picture Books II. instalment. - Rosenbach 59-107. present: 59 (ibid.), 60 (title), 64-67, 70, 71, 73, 75-78, 83, 84, 87, 89, 90, 92-96, 98-107. - Hayn-Got. X, 640 - Oschilewski IV, 11 - One of 15 copies of the special edition with lithographs, some watercoloured by the artist (GA 250). - 3 works also signed by the artist (65, 105, 107). - Printed on handmade Zanders laid paper. - "When the Zwanglose Geschichten und Bilder were published by Fritz Gurlitt in Berlin in 1919 in a small, numbered edition, this magnificent work was confiscated ... In the many signatures on his pages, in the humoresques, novelettes, atmospheric pictures, sketches and anecdotes, Zille is a linguistic master of Berlin milieu depiction and situation comedy of outstanding virtuosity. Image and text form an indissoluble unity, which not only presents itself as a competent dictionary of Berlin's native humour and dialect" (Olschilewski). - Only minimally and very delicately browned in the margins. Altogether very well preserved, the lithographs throughout splendid and chalky in impression, the watercolouring in fresh appearance. With 32 (of 48) partly watercoloured lithographs. Orig. half vellum with cord binding, with watercoloured cover ill. (minimally browned and stained, cord renewed). - One of 15 copies of the special edition with lithographs partly watercoloured by the artist (total edition 250). - 3 works signed by the artist. - Printed on handmade Zanders laid paper. - Only minimally and very delicately browned in the margins. Overall in very well preserved condition, the lithographs splendid and chalky in impression throughout, the watercolouring in fresh appearance.