Schiller

1882 · réf. 833G45 — London: Charles Griffin and Company c1882. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 5". Not Stated. A smart english translation of this classic romantic tragedy by Friedrich von Schiller. A very scarce new edition. In the publisher's full cloth binding with gilt detail. With an engraved monochrome frontispiece. 'The Maid of Orleans' is a classic romantic tragedy by Friedrich von Schiller. The story loosely follows the life of Joan of Arc and was one of his most frequently performed pieces. Translated into english by Lewis Filmore the translator of Goethe's "Faust". With 36 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the book. Bookplate for one 'Percival F. Hinton' to the front paste-down. In the original full cloth binding with gilt detail. Externally smart with marks to the boards and shelf wear to the extremities. Bookplate to the front paste-down. Internally generally firmly bound. Title page is loosening and could become loose with further handling. Pages age-toned but generally bright and clean with just the odd mark. Offsetting to the rear of the frontispiece and to the title page. Spotting to the frontispiece tissue guard. Very Good Charles Griffin and Company hardcover