Vienna Secession

Artists: Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Josef Hoffman, Oskar Kokoschka et al. 
Author: Georg Eisler (intro.) et al. 
Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts 
Date: 1971 
Condition: In golden linen-wrapped boards with black embossed text, generally in very nice, clean and unmarked condition. One element of loosening to the spine but overall a good copy of this catalogue. Illustrated in colour and black and white

Published to accompany the major 1971 Royal Academy exhibition, this huge show (nearly 600 exhibited listed) of the movement which sought to break away from the traditional academies was very wide-ranging in the areas covered and included a lot of decorative and applied arts as well as big names such as Klimt and Schiele. 

The linen-covered hardback seems to be relatively rare - there was a standard hardback edition with a printed cover - although it is unclear what it was for. I have seen it suggested that this was for lenders or patrons of the RA but I can't confirm that. However, it is done to a high standard