The Works of Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Volume IX: The Tragedy of Faust by von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang - 1901

London: The Anthological Society , 1901. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, lightly shelf worn, spine is discolored, overall a clean used copy! 455 historical and thought-provoking pages! Violet cloth with a pastedown on the spine. Gilt upper page edges. Limited edition numbered 157 of 500 copies. Frontis is in color: "'Margaret and Faust in Prison.'" Deckled page edges. Translated by Anna swanwick. "The notion of a formal compact with a personal fiend, once so prevalent, had in the Middle Ages a special application to such as were versed beyond the mark of their time in the mysteries of physical science, like 'Friar Bacon, Albert the Great, and Cornelius Agrippa. Dr. Faustus, of German tradition, was one of those to whom this suspicion attached. Johann Faust, not to be confounded with his namesake, the reputed inventor of the art of printing, was a veritable historical personage...." Edition De Luxe Volume IX. Reprint (1882). Violet Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.