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THE WORKS
de GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON
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Boston: Dana Estes & Company, [1902]. The "Illustrated Sterling Edition.. 200 x 133 mm. (7 7/8 x 5 1/4"). Five volumes. Edited by Nathan Haskell Dole.
Very attractive butterscotch-colored half calf over marbled boards, raised bands, spine compartments gilt with scrolling cornerpieces and tulip centerpiece, one red and one black morocco label, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. Each volume with an engraved or photogravure frontispiece. ◆Just a touch of rubbing to joints, otherwise IN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE CONDITION, the bindings particularly bright and nearly unworn, and the text seemingly unread.
This very attractive set of "Works" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) includes "Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels," "Sorrows of Young Werther," a volume of poems, Goethe's autobiography, and, of course, "Faust." A leading Goethe scholar, Nicholas Boyle, calls his subject "the supreme genius of modern German literature" and "the dominant influence in German literary culture since the middle of the 18th century." Goethe's influence extended far beyond Germany, and he was one of the major figures in the Romantic movement. He brought the words "Sturm and Drang" and "Bildungsroman" into the vocabulary of literary criticism. The bindings here a make a very pretty appearance on the shelf, and the set is almost as new, the volumes opening only with reluctance..
Very attractive butterscotch-colored half calf over marbled boards, raised bands, spine compartments gilt with scrolling cornerpieces and tulip centerpiece, one red and one black morocco label, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. Each volume with an engraved or photogravure frontispiece. ◆Just a touch of rubbing to joints, otherwise IN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE CONDITION, the bindings particularly bright and nearly unworn, and the text seemingly unread.
This very attractive set of "Works" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) includes "Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels," "Sorrows of Young Werther," a volume of poems, Goethe's autobiography, and, of course, "Faust." A leading Goethe scholar, Nicholas Boyle, calls his subject "the supreme genius of modern German literature" and "the dominant influence in German literary culture since the middle of the 18th century." Goethe's influence extended far beyond Germany, and he was one of the major figures in the Romantic movement. He brought the words "Sturm and Drang" and "Bildungsroman" into the vocabulary of literary criticism. The bindings here a make a very pretty appearance on the shelf, and the set is almost as new, the volumes opening only with reluctance..
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- Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- ST15557-7
- Título
- THE WORKS
- Autor
- GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON
- Estado del libro
- Usado
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- 1
- Edición
- The "Illustrated Sterling Edition.
- Editorial
- Dana Estes & Company
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston
- Fecha de publicación
- [1902]
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- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
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Sobre Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books an Manuscripts was established in 1978 on a ping pong table in a basement in Kalamazoo, Michigan. From the beginning, its founder was willing to sell a range of material, but over the years, the business has gravitated toward historical artifacts that are physically attractive in some way--illuminated material, fine bindings, books printed on vellum, fore-edge paintings, beautiful typography and paper, impressive illustration. Today, the company still sells a wide range of things, from (scruffy) ninth century leaves to biblical material from all periods to Wing and STC imprints to modern private press books to artists' bindings. While we are forgiving about condition when something is of considerable rarity, we always try to obtain the most attractive copies possible of whatever we offer for sale.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
