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1913ref. 111094Insel-Verlag zu Leipzig: Wohlfeile Ausgabe 1913. Finely bound example in German of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Italian Journey. Octavo bound in one quarter vellum over pictorial boards top edge gilt ribbon bound in illustrated. In near fine condition. "We are all pilgrims who seek Italy" Goethe wrote in a poem two years after his return to Germany from his almost two-year spell in the land he had long dreamed of. For Goethe Italy was the warm passionate south as opposed to the dank cautious north; the place where the classical past was still alive although in ruins; a sequence of landscapes colors trees manners cities monuments he had so far seen only in his writing. Wohlfeile Ausgabe hardcover books
1989ref. UGOESOR00fpPenguin 1989. Very Good. Goethe Johann Wolfgang von. The Sorrows of Young Werther. New York: Penguin 1989. 144pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed. Penguin paperback books
2004ref. UGOEFAU00fpSmith and Kraus Books 2004. Very Good. Goethe Johann Wolfgang von. Faust: Part One and Part Two. . Hanover NH: Smith and Kraus Books 2004. xii 482pp. Glossary. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed and corners slightly bumped. Smith and Kraus Books paperback books
1985ref. UGOEFAU01HMRBantam Books 1985. Good. Goethe Johann Wolfgang von. Faust Part I. New York: Bantam Books 1985. 327pp. 16mo. Mass Market. Book condition: Good with rubbed edges. Bantam Books paperback books
1965ref. UGOEFAU02HMRPenguin 1965. Very Good. Goethe. Faust Part One. Baltimore: Penguin 1965. 16mo. Mass Market. Book condition: Very good with rubbed edges. Former owner's name penned on first page. Penguin paperback books
1970ref. UGOEITA00HMRPenguin Books 1970. Very Good. Goethe Johann. Italian Journey. New York: Penguin Books 1970. 508pp. Indexed. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with subtly bumped edges. Penguin Books paperback books
1962ref. 6018Offenbach: Kumm Verlag 1962. Delightful 20th-century interpretation of Goethe's Reynard the Fox in unusual luxury binding and slipcase. SIgned. 133 pages and 20 lithograph plates by Kurt Steinel and signed by him on justification page. Text in German. Bound in rich full ochre crushed goat with painted pastepaper endleaves green speckled edges and custom quarter-leather cloth slipcase by Ruth Stein unsigned. Very good. Kumm Verlag hardcover books
1916ref. UMATCHI00HMRRiverside 1916. Very Good. Matthews Brander editor. Chief European Dramatists. Aeschylus; Aristophanes; Hugo Victor; Ibsen Henrik; Goethe; Dumas Alexandre. Boston: Riverside 1916. 786pp. 8vo. Blue cloth. Book condition: Very good with rubbed and bumped edges and light soiling. Riverside hardcover books
1954ref. UVONSTO00MELHeritage Press 1954. Very Good. Goethe Wolfgang. The Story of Reynard the Fox. Eichenberg Fritz. New York: Heritage Press 1954. xi 247pp. Illustrated. Narrow 4to. 1/4 Cloth. In slipcase. Book condition: Very good with former owner's inscription on front free endsheet and Heritage Club pamphlet affixed to rear paste down with clear tape that has yellowed. Slip case is very good. Heritage Press hardcover books
1934ref. 5744N.p.: Mimeograph typescript 1934. The successful German-Jewish banker Hans Arnold made his home in Berlin a salon for artists musicians and intellectuals the structure now houses the American Academy in Berlin. As a patron of the arts Arnhold merited this hand-made gift dedicated for Christmas 1934 of a Goethe's Faust one of an unspecified but certainly tiny number of mimeographed copies printed on Crown Van Gelder watermarked paper and accompanied by an original drawing by the notable illustrator Michel Fingesten. The gift dedication is signed by Grete Scholz d. 1937 wife of the painter Fritz-Karl Scholz-Wetterhof d. 1945. Fingesten's ex-libris for Grete Scholz is extant. Michel Fingesten 1884-1943 was a peripatetic artist known primarily for illustrated bookplates who produced a rich body of work in the course of his agitated life. An Italian Jew he was held in the concentration camp at Ferramonti for three years until its liberation in 1943. He died soon after a result of wounds sustained in a car accident. This volume is an artifact of the vibrant artistic and intellectual life that flourished in Germany and Mitteleurop at the cusp of Fascist domination in the 1930s. . 27 cm; 2 169 1 pages dedication leaf and original pencil and chalk title leaf with portrait of a grinning Mephistopheles by Michel Fingesten Michl Finkelstein signed in pencil protected by glassine leaf. Dedication "für HANS ARNOLD geschreiben Weihnachten 1934" signed in ink by Grete Scholz. Text mimeographed typescript on Crown Van Gelder. Bound in half vellum over buckram cloth-covered boards with buckram endleaves. Title stamped in gilt letters on vellum panel of top board. Upper board somewhat bowed but book is effectively pristine. Mimeograph typescript hardcover books
1926ref. 137097Beverly Hills CA: UFA / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1926. Vintage US reference photograph for the 1926 German film. With a printed snipe on the verso noting both UFA and MGM. Murnau's final German film before emigrating to America where he would make four more films before his untimely death including the late silent masterpiece "Sunrise." 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. UFA / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1888ref. 159337London and New York: John C. Yorston & Co. 1888. Folio approximately 22.5 x 16.5 inches pp. 1-6 i ii-iv 1 2-71 72: blank ten matted aquarelles and eighteen mounted monochrome illustrations throughout the text by Frank M. Gregory title page printed in red and black plates and text hinged at the gutter on cloth and bound in the Japanese style with silk cord at spine printed stiff card wrappers all edges gilt. First printing of this edition. "Signed Artist's-Proof Edition Limited to 75 copies . this is copy no. 27" signed by Frank M Gregory on each Aquarelle plate mat. When this copy was auctioned in 1903 it was enclosed in a half morocco portfolio which was added to this copy it was not so issued. The portfolio is missing and the book has been through a fire or flood. The silk cord is missing the card covers are quite rubbed and tanned the last third of the text is spotted and stained and several mats are spotted. However there is no damage of any kind to any of the aquarelles which are brilliant and fine or the monochromes. Provenance: Library of Mr. David Levy of New York sold at auction Tuesday evening March 31st 1903 by John Anderson Jr. Seven copies of the Artist's-Proof Edition including this one have been sold at public auction six between 1897 and 1925 and one in 2006. No longer a great copy but the superb plates are worthy of preservation and display. #159337 John C. Yorston & Co. unknown books
ref. 16923Goethe Johann Wolfgang von. Faust. Franklin Library Franklin Center Pennsylvania 1981. First edition of Franklin Library Originally published in 1808 Widely considered Goethe's magnum opus and the greatest work of German literature Faust has made the legendary German alchemist one of the central myths of the Western world. Faust boldly wagers with the devil Mephistopheles that no magic sensuality experience or knowledge can lead him to a moment he would wish to last forever. Illustrated by Engelbert Siebertz. the illustrations by this artist were created between 1848 and 1851. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Original binding Maroon Leatherette over boards with gold designs and lettering. raised spine bands that give each volume that distinctive antique look decorated end papers.Translated by Gorge Madison Priest. A Beautiful copy in Very Good Condition. unknown books
1894ref. 38734Gera: A. Nugel 1894. Large octavo. 10 x 6 3/4 inches. 94 color plates. Text in German. Lithographs by Walter Müller. Half brown morocco over marbled paper boards spine in five compartments with raised bands silk endpapers. A lovely book on apples and pears published under the direction of the German Agricultural Society. In the 19th century at the time of this work's publication people in Europe and the United States were very interested in learning about and trying new fruit varieties. Here 45 types of apple and 49 types of pear in ranging shades of yellow red orange and green are each illustrated and described in botanical and agricultural terms. Some highlights include the Schafsnase "sheep's nose" Forellenbirn "trout pear" named after its color resemblance to the rainbow trout and Geflammter Kardinal "flamed cardinal". A. Nugel unknown books
1974ref. 110512Sm. San Francisco: Didymus Press 1974. Sm. folio 4 46 colophon illustrated. Original flexible green cloth backstrip lettered in black. Cloth unevenly faded internally bright and clean. Original prospectus and handwritten letter from Thomas Whitridge of the Didymus Press laid in. Very good. § One of 300 copies. The translation was by Alice Raphael and the illustrations by Ann Arnold. The letter laid is from Thomas Whitridge to a subscriber and suggests an interesting story: “The Disappearance of our binder makes it impossible to deliver at this time the fine binding. Enclosed is the regular edition $24.00 and a refund.” Didymus Press hardcover books
1940ref. 16136Halle: Salle 1940. Salle unknown books
1836ref. 294856Stuttgart: Cotta 1836. hardcover. very good. First part with 29 etched black & white plates in outline and the second part with 11 plates. Slim oblong 4to black cloth well-rubbed and spine chipped in several spots. Stuttgart and Augsburg J.G. Cotta. 1836. Overall a very good copy of this scarce book -- several plates with spotting but mostly rather clean. Cotta unknown books
ref. 285096New York London Chicago Paris Washington: Brentano's. Full Leather. Very Good binding. A copy of The Beauties of Goethe's Faust being the romantic and more popular "Faust Part One" written in dramatic form. Text in English black with a simple red border. 124 pp. Blindstamp and previous owner's name in ink on the front endpaper. Shelfwear and minor surface loss to the edges of the binding. Black flexible leather binding with lettering in gilt on the front board. All edges gilt. 64mo. 8.5 x 6.25 cm. Very Good binding. Brentano's unknown books
1912ref. 185789Leipzig: Offizin W. Drugulin 1912. Slipcased. VG Cover has discoloration. Bookblock has age toning. Slipcase has staining and edge/corner damage. German text. White boards with gilt title lettering. Gold-embossed OP parchment ribbon with 2 clasps 405 pgs. Slipcase. Offizin W. Drugulin unknown books
1919ref. 002781Kyiv-Viden: Vernihora 1919. Very good. First Ukrainian edition 1 of 10 000 copies; 9 x 6 1/4; pp. 5 6-136; rebound in black leatherette over boards and 3/4 brown cloth; gilt title to front board; portrait frontis and 12 black and white illustrations; two small bumps to top and bottom edges of front board; text block very slightly wobbly; a tiny nick to upper corner of first few leaves; small penciled-in gift inscription to margin of first plate; very good condition. A beautiful first Ukrainian edition of the first part of Goethe's Faust it was translated by poet educator publicist and member of the organization of revolutionary writers Zakhidnia Ukraina Dmytro Zahul 1890 - 1944. Accused of nationalism Zahul was arrested in 1933 and sentenced to 10 years of hard labor at a Kolyma camp. He died there in the summer of 1944. The illustrator of the book Alexander von Liezen-Mayer nee Sandor Liezen-Mayer 1839 - 1898 was a Hungarian-German artist and illustrator best known for his cycle of illustrations for Faust which brought his initial fame as well as drawings for works of Shakespeare Schiller etc. Vernihora hardcover books
1917ref. 9026718Alfred Honnicke at the Daphnis Press 1917. Stiff Wraps. Very good. Bound in publisher's original stiff red paper stamped in gilt with griffins and lyres. Printed by Johann Enchede en Zonen. One of 100 press numbered copies. Text in German. Heavy stock with uncut edges. Some wear to cover with a few tears to upper back cover with losses. Otherwise binding and pages in fine good condition. Alfred Honnicke at the Daphnis Press paperback books
1980ref. 9002242Norwalk: Easton Press 1980. Hardcover. Fine Condition. Eugene Delacroix. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Translated by Alice Raphael and illustrated by Eugene Delacroix. Bound in the publisher's original brown composition leather with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. Four raised bands on the spine. Decorations stamped in gilt on the covers and spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers. Easton Press hardcover books
ref. 9001823London: Hutchinson n.d. 1st. Hardcover. Pogany Willy. Published in 1908. Translated by Abraham Hayward. Bound in publisher's original red cloth with a decorative gilt border and the title stamped in gilt on the front cover and stamped in gilt on the spine. The spine is faded. Front inner hinge is split and the rear inner hinge is weak. Both the front and the rear outer hinges are partially split and the head of the spine is worn. Internally bright and clean. Hutchinson hardcover books
1930ref. 283771New York: Jonathan Cape 1930. First. hardcover. very good. Lynd Ward. Illustrated with 6 wood-engravings by Lynd Ward well-reproduced by electrotype. Translated by Alice Raphael. With an Introduction. by Mark Van Doren. 262 pages. 8vo blue cloth; spine and top edge of boards are lightly sunned. New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith 1930. First trade edition. Very good. Autographed by Lynd Ward on the half-title. Jonathan Cape unknown books
ref. 51061St. Petersburg: Pri imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk Imperial Academy of Sciences 1794. Second edition "Vtorym tisneniem". Large 12mo 15.3 × 9.8 cm. Contemporary full calf spine tooled in black and with red title label; edges red; 1-124 and 125-249 pp. consecutive pagination. Professional restoration to edges of boards; small paper repairs to tips of upper corners; contemporary ink ownership annotation to front pastedown "Kapitan Aleksandr Ostaf'ev"; still about very good. Complete second printing published in two separate parts with continuous pagination of Goethe's epochal work and one of the first novels to earn cult status with a younger generation of readers. Although the translator is not credited the text is identical to the version by F. Galchenkov first published in 1781. Galchenkov was a translator at the Academy of Sciences whose translation although flawed remained the only published version until the appearance of a new translation by N. M. Rozhalin in 1829. Goethe's work was widely read and influenced the works of many well-known contemporaries such as Lermontov. Coinciding with the peak of Russian Sentimentalism the novel also inspired several lesser-known Russian "Wertheriades" such as "The Russian Werther" by M. Sushkov 1775-1792 who actually committed suicide upon his novella's completion and a work by Nikolai Emin 1767-1814. See also: Eggeling and Schneider Der russische Werther: Analysen und Materialien zu einem Kapitel deutsch-russischer Literaturbeziehungen; as well as a dissertation on the topic by Dina V. Lobacheva. Svodnyi katalog no. 1426. Not in Sopikov see 11575 for the 1781 edition. Rare; we cannot trace any copies at auction in the Russian market or in Western auction records. As of October 2020 KVK and OCLC only show a microform at Harvard. A copy of the first edition is held by Yale. hardcover books
