Umriße Goethe's Faust, Gezeichnet von Moritz Retsch, Zweiter Theil, 11 Platten nebßt Andeutungen enthaltend.
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Stuttgart und Tübingen: Verlag der J.F. Cotta’ßchen Buchhandlung, 1837 A soft cover, envelope style folio,( measuring 12 ¾ x 9 inches,) in robin's egg blue and red card, pages unnumbered. The inner pocket holds 4pp. short descriptions of eleven scenes drawn by Retzch, each illustrated full page in black and white and bound with string.(Lacking illustration No. 7.) A final page is publisher's advertising. Condition: Good Plus. Contents have some wear and folded edges. Illustrations are bright, with a bit of light foxing toward margins. Exterior folio is slightly soiled and faded but remains reasonably attractive for its age. The Cotta publishing concern had exclusive rights to publish the works of Schiller and Goethe during this period. The German artist, Moritz Retzch (1779-1857) was best known for his paintings and engravings illustrating Goethe.. Soft cover folio. Good Plus. Illus. by Moritz Retzch.
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- Bookseller
- Dark and Stormy Night Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8450
- Title
- Umriße Goethe's Faust, Gezeichnet von Moritz Retsch, Zweiter Theil, 11 Platten nebßt Andeutungen enthaltend.
- Author
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Illustrator
- Moritz Retzch
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Publisher
- Verlag der J.F. Cotta’ßchen Buchhandlung
- Place of Publication
- Stuttgart und Tübingen
- Date Published
- 1837
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We work to promote the significance of a wide variety of ideas, from whatever era they might originate. We celebrate, and work to preserve, the artistry of the printed page, the handwritten word, and the craftsmanship of the hand-made object in today's virtual, digital world.
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- Folio
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