KIERKEGAARD, SØREN.Livre Rare Book
1843réf. 62941Kjøbenhavn, Philipsen, 1843-45. 8vo. (4), 52 + 62 (+ 1 blank leaf) + 84 + 59 (including the blank leaf between the title-page and the preface!) + 70 (+ 1 blank leaf) + 111 pp. Completely uncut in the original brownish grey boards with original printed title-label to spine (fully intact). Boards a bit brownspotted and a larger damp stain to top of front board. A couple of smaller stains (lacquer or wax) to spine. A few horizontal creases to spine with paper almost invisibly glued back on to hold tight. Occasional brownspotting, mostly to the first and last leaves. But overall splendidly preserved.
1849réf. 62135Kjøbenhavn, Reitzel, 1849. 8vo. XIV, (2), 320" (4), 250 pp + final blank. Both volumes in one – the original blue cardboard binding (“hollanderet bind”) with the original printed paper title-label (preserved in its entirety) to the spine. Slight loss to the paper to upper capital and to lower front hinge, but amazingly well preserved, fresh, and crisp. Completely uncut (23,5 x 14,5 cm., making it ab. 1,5 + 1 cm larger than other well margined copies). Some brownspotting (as always), mostly quite light. Old owner’s name to inside of front board. Housed in a beautiful marbled paper box with a richly gilt red Morocco spine. The gilding is in the style of Kierkegaard’s most lavishly decorated full calf bindings and with the title in gilt Gothic lettering. The box is signed “Anker Kysters Efterf. And the gilding by Hagel Olsen. Front board with the gilt super ex libris of the previous owner.
1851réf. 63623Kjøbenhavn, Reitzel, 1851. 8vo. (6), 20 pp. Original gift-binding of the black glitted paper, all edges gilt, and printed on fine paper. Excellently rebacked, barely noticeable in almost perfect pastiche (but erroneously “recreating” double gilt lines). A wonderful copy with very light overall wear and a bit of bumping to capitals. Internally a bit of brownspotting.
1844réf. 62260Kjøbenhavn, Reitzel, 1844. 8vo. (8), 184 pp. Lovely contemporary brown half calf with richly gilt spine. Light wear to hinges, capitals, and corners, but overall very nice. First leaves with a bit of brownspotting, but also internally unusually nice.
1851réf. 63622Kjøbenhavn, Reitzel, 1851. 8vo. 20 pp. Original gift-binding of the black glitted paper with single gilt lines to spine, all edges gilt, and printed on fine paper. An excellent copy with just a bit of overall rubbing to boards and slightly retouched corners. Very light brownspotting and a few leaves with light pencil-underlinings.
1855réf. 63668Kjöbenhavn, S.L. Möller, (1855). 8vo. Bound in an exquisite later light brown half calf binding with elegant gilding and five raised bands to spine (bound by renowned Swedish bookbinder Hedberg). With the gilt super ex libris of the great Swedish collector Gustav Bernström to front board. First and last leaf recto and verso respectively dusty, as they act as self-wrappers. Otherwise very nice and clean. (2), 87, (1) pp.
1843réf. 62091Kjøbenhavn, C.A. Reitzel, 1843. 8vo. Two nice slightly later (ca. 1870'ies), brown uniform half calf bindings with gilt spines. Corners and spines with a bit of wear and internally some brownspotting to some leaves (as usual, due to the quality of the paper), mostly in the beginning, and mostly to volume one. Volume one also a little weak in the stitching. Overall a very nice copy, with the often lacking half-titles. XX, (2), 470" (8), 368 pp.
1851réf. 63621Kjøbenhavn, Reitzel, 1851. 8vo. 32 pp. Original gift-binding of the black glitted paper, all edges gilt, and printed on fine paper. Capitals chipped, front hinge with a bit of wear and a few smaller spits on front board towards hinge restored with black colour. Light overall wear. Light brownspotting.
1843réf. 62137Kjøbenhavn, Reitzel, 1843. 8vo. VIII, 135 pp. Completely uncut in the original blue cardboard binding. Spine and front hinge neatly restored, preserving part of the original printed title-label. Brownspotting as usual. Overall a very nice copy indeed. Old owners’ names to inside of front board (N. Pedersen 18/8 1879 and C. Wegener).
1849réf. 63616Kjøbenhavn, Reitzel, 1849. 8vo. (8), 136 pp. Original gift-binding of the black glitted paper and printed on fine paper. Neatly rebacked in a slightly more brownish black tone, recreating the gilt lines of the original spine. Edges slightly bumped and light signs of wear overall. Light scattered brownspotting. With the ownership signature of N. Chr. M. Bredsdorff to front free end-paper.
1841réf. 62111Kjøbenhavn, P.G. Philipsens Forlag, 1841. 8vo. (8), 350 pp. Gift binding of elaborately blindpatterned full cloth with single gilt line-border to boards and single gilt lines to spine. All edges gilt and printed on fine paper. The slightest touch of wear to corners and capitals, but apart from that a complete fresh, clean, bright and tight copy. It looks like it has hardly been opened and seems like it just came from the binder. No markings of any kind.
1836réf. 62102Kjøbenhavn, 1834-1836. Large 4to. Interimsblade [i.e. Interim Papers] 1-100, with the joint title-page and the contents leaf, bound in a very nice contemporary brown half calf with gilt spine and marbled paper over boards. Spine with wear and hinges and corners bumped. Edges of boards with wear. Occasional brownspotting throughout, but all in all a fine and well preserved copy. Each “Interimsblad” takes up 4 pp. Kierkegaard’s contributions: I: ab. 1 p. II: 2 3/4 pp. III: 4 pp. IV: 4 pp.
1845réf. 62945Kjøbenhavn, 1845-47. 1) 8vo. (IV), 372 (VIII),330 (VI),314 pp. Three volumes, all uncut and all in the original glitted paper bindings with gilding to boards. Rebacked and with restored tears to edges of boards. Inner hinges re-enforced. Gilding to boards rubbed and vague. Some brownspotting throughout. Illustrated. 2) All that was issued of The Corsair during Goldschmidt’s ownership, including those of the seized issued that were not also destroyed: 36, 64, 70, 81, 293 as well as no. 215b, the addenda-issues to 75, 194, 215, 215b, 227, 259, 262, 208 as well as the extra numbers of 86 and 259 (with different dates and contents, i.e. just errors in the consecutive numbering), and “Følgeblad” after no. 204]. [The seized and destroyed issues are, as expected, not present: 3, 11, 21, 22, 26, 63, 65, 67, 68, 73, 77, 79, 80, 136, 149, 151, 176, 192, 194, 199, 208, 226, 242, 243, 261, 265, 270, 281, 294, 305, 307, 313]. Nos. 1-16: Andet Oplag (i.e. second issue). (Copenhagen), 1841-1846. Lex 8vo. Bound in three contemporary uniform black full cloth bindings with gilt lettering and numbering to spines. Extremities a bit worn and hinges a bit weak. Some brownspotting. Overall a very good set. Richly illustrated throughout, both in the text and with plates. 3) 6te Aarg. Nr. 2078. Løverdagen den 27. December 1845. 2 pp. Columns 16653-1660. Kierkegaard’s article: Columns 16653-16658 4) 6te Aarg. Nr. 2079. Mandagen den 29. December 1845. 2 pp. Columns 16661-16668. Møller’s article: Column 16665 5) 7de Aarg. Nr. 9. Løverdagen den 10. Januar. 1846. 2 pp. Columns 65-72. Kierkegaard’s article: Columns 65-68 (København), 1845 & 1846. All three articles in large 4to (33 x 24,7 and 33 x 24,5 cm). 2 columns to a page.
1846réf. 63610Kjøbenhavn, Reitzel, 1846. 8vo. 114 pp. Splendidly bound in full patterned silver-moiré gift-binding with all edges gilt. Green endpapers. A bit of brownspotting. Spine, edges, and corners worn and the silver dulled. But a splendid binding, nonetheless. With Karl Madsen’s ex libris, on which he has added in hand “Eksemplaret har tilhørt Joh. Ludv. Heiberg.” (i.e. the copy has belonged to Johan Ludvig Heiberg) to inside of front board. Inside of front board with previous owner’s neat pencil annotation explaining that this is the copy that Kierkegaard sent to Heiberg with the wish of having it expedited to the author of Two Ages, alias Thomasine Gyllembourg.