Faust: A Tragedy. The First Part.
by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von; Bayard Taylor (transl.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
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- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1871.. 4to. 405 pp. Very Good, Green Gilt Cloth with sun-fading, stains, rubbing & edge wear; shelf wear; tears along gutters of end papers; a few pages & edges of text block with minor stains. Provenance: John Ruyle; signed inscription to previous owner inked on FFEP.
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- Bookseller
- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15-3754
- Title
- Faust: A Tragedy. The First Part.
- Author
- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von; Bayard Taylor (transl.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Boston: James R. Osgood, 1871.
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- Literature & Linguistics;
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Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
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San Francisco, California
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...