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189923195Leipzig: Gesellschaft de Bibliophilen Weber 1899. First edition thus. 8vo. Bound in pebbled calf some rubbed along the hinges little scuffed a very good copy. A facsimile of Goethe's MSS. Gesellschaft de Bibliophilen, Weber unknown books
1959110892New York: Limited Editions Club 1959. Limited. hardcover. very good. William Sharp. The Thomas Carlyle translation. With a new introduction by Franz Schoenberger and Illustrations by William Sharp. 16 color lithographs and text illustrations by William Sharp. 567 pages. Thick 4to patterned cloth with burgundy leather spine label. New York: The Limited Editions Club 1959. A very good copy lacking the slipcase.<br/><br/> One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator.<br/><br/> Limited Editions Club unknown books
195727029New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons 1957. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/good . Clothbound octavo in dustwrapper. 574 pp. Fold-out map at rear of volume. Translations provided by Herzfeld and Sym. With an introduction by W. H. P. Bruford. A handsome near fine copy in burgundy cloth covers. The unclipped dustwrapper has a couple of stray inked numbers on the lower part of the front flap. Otherwise the wrapper is lightly worn at edges. Thomas Nelson & Sons unknown books
1963483841963. GOETHE Johann Wolfgang. THE PARABLE. Translated With Comments by Alice Raphael. NY: Harcourt Brace & World 1963. 8vo. cloth & boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation by Raphael on front endpaper: "For Gladys with love from Alice. Sept. 24 1963." Near fine; little edgewear & rubbing short tears d/j. $35.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
19809002242Norwalk: Easton Press 1980. Hardcover. Fine Condition. Eugene Delacroix. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Translated by Alice Raphael and illustrated by Eugene Delacroix. Bound in the publisher's original brown composition leather with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. Four raised bands on the spine. Decorations stamped in gilt on the covers and spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers. <br/><br/> Easton Press hardcover books
196527411Kingston-upon-Thames: Coombe Springs Press 1965. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. First Edition. 1 93-184 1 pages. Grey-green printed wrappers. Entire volume offered in original wrappers. Lightly thumbed corner tips bumped with one small chip front cover. Wraps. The 18 page article "The Scientific Activity of J. W. Von Goethe" reviews some of Goethe's work including some discusssion of colour theory. Also includes article "The Scientific Mystery of Systems and Computers" by Howard A. Thompson.<br/><br/>SYSTEMATICS is a quarterly Journal of the Institute for the Comparative Study of History Philosophy and the Sciences which was published from 1963 through at least 1974. Coombe Springs Press unknown books
1949WRCLIT65443Melbourne: The Truesdell Press 1949. Small octavo. Gilt blue cloth. Frontispiece portrait. Preliminary leaves and endpapers tanned due to proximity to binder's glue else very good. First edition in this format limited to 250 copies. Translated into English by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Printed to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Goethe from handset type punches cut 1730 for The Australian Goethe Society by Les Fryer at the Truesdell Press Melbourne Victoria. The Truesdell Press hardcover books
1980109196The Easton Press Norwalk CT 1980. Special Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Near fine special edition from The Easton Press. Part of "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written" series. Specially commission frontispiece portrait. Bound in full leather with gilt detailing and a ribbon marker. The Easton Press, Norwalk, CT hardcover books
1920Embry 187866George H. Doran n.d. circa 1920. Front hinge starting overall very good. Full page color illustrations by Willy Pogany. Red cloth backed purple patterned boards. Translated by Abraham Hayward. George H. Doran, n.d. circa 1920. hardcover books
19445075Basel Verlag: Birkhäuser-Klassiker 1944. First Edition Thus presumed. Hardcover. Fine in Very Good DJ. Minimal shelf/edge wear small bookseller plate tipped in at endpages else tight bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear light toning at spine and edges else clean. Quarterbound blue cloth spine painted paper boards navy ink label gilt lettering. Small 8vo. 411pp; 311pp. <br/><br/> Birkhäuser-Klassiker hardcover books
183334553Berlin: Duncker und Humblot 1833. 8vo. Vols. I & II of 6 only. <br><br>Edited by Friedrich Wilhelm Riemer. Later 19th-century quarter leather; rebacked and large portions of the original spine laid down. Duncker und Humblot hardcover books
1950179649Freiburg Germany: Verlag Karl Alber 1950. Hardcover. VG. scuffs & tanning to boards. dustjacket is split into halves; laid in portfolio. slipcase has scuffing scratching & rubbing to corners. portfolio with tan boards with red cover illustration & grey cloth spine w/ red spine printing. 7 packets of pages in sequential order with a total of 141 numbered pgs. tan illustrated dustjacket. plain slipcase. Text in German. A nice interesting edition for the Goethe collector. Verlag Karl Alber hardcover books
195447109New York: The Limited Editions Club 1954. Limited to 1500 copies signed by the artist Fritz Eichenberg; 4to pp. xii 4 247 1; introduction by Edward Lazare wood-engraved illustrations; a fine copy in natural linen-backed boards patterned from an Eichenberg engraving publisher's slipcase lightly worn and soiled. Monthly newsletter laid in. LEC Bibliography 242. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
198015760Leipzig: Edition Leipzig 1980. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good . Fine press reprint edition of this collection of poems in German with illustrations by Barlach. Prior owner inscription else a fine copy in boards in a very good illustrated slipcase. Includes a suite of loose illustrations in pocket at rear of volume. <br/><br/> Edition Leipzig hardcover books
187076156New York: Stroefer and Kirchner 1870. Hardcover. Good. 10 mounted illustrations including frontis 100p. Blue cloth with extensive gilt decorations. 22cm. Backstrip split at front joint and glued down. Fraying at extremities. Covers bright. Contents sound and clean. Translated by Rev. Henry Dale. <br/><br/> Stroefer and Kirchner hardcover books
1959WB17248New York: The Limited Editions Club 1959. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 16 lithographs by William Sharp. Signed by Sharp. Translated by Thomas Carlyle. Copy 81 of a total edition of 1500. Excellent copy in slipcase well-preserved. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1974110512Sm. San Francisco: Didymus Press 1974. Sm. folio 4 46 colophon illustrated. Original flexible green cloth backstrip lettered in black. Cloth unevenly faded internally bright and clean. Original prospectus and handwritten letter from Thomas Whitridge of the Didymus Press laid in. Very good. § One of 300 copies. The translation was by Alice Raphael and the illustrations by Ann Arnold. The letter laid is from Thomas Whitridge to a subscriber and suggests an interesting story: “The Disappearance of our binder makes it impossible to deliver at this time the fine binding. Enclosed is the regular edition $24.00 and a refund.†Didymus Press hardcover books
1917WRCLIT81786New Haven: Yale University Library 1917. Folio. Sewn printed wrappers. laid in color plate with printed tissue guard. Some nicks short snags and fraying at the extreme overlap wrapper edges but very good. First edition. One of 100 copies printed on English handmade paper and issued as the 3rd of a series of facsimiles and reproductions of rare items from the Speck Collection at Yale. Yale University Library unknown books
3278London: Leopold B. Hill . . 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches. Full sage-green suede spine very slightly faded. A.e.g. London: Leopold B. Hill, . unknown books
19791506118The Franklin Library 1979. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Bound in premium full leather. Accented in 22kt gold. Gilt title and 3 raised bands to spine with all page edges gilt. High-quality patterned paper with gilded edges burgundy ribbon marker and burgundy silk moire endpapers. Limited Edition as stated on title page. Near fine book white mark on front cover rubbing on corners and back cover scuff mark on bottom edge of front cover and scratches on top and bottom edges. The Franklin Library hardcover books
1949WRCLIT80477Norfolk: New Directions 1949. 188pp. Cloth and boards. Endsheets lightly foxed otherwise near fine in plain brown paper dust jacket. The "textbook" edition of Carlyle F. MacIntyre's 1941 translation as revised for this edition by Jas. Laughlin according to the ND checklists. The English text alone is included and Kent's illustrations are omitted. An uncommon edition. HARRISON NEWTH & CANDIDO p. 24. New Directions hardcover books
1962122981New York NY: Pantheon Books 1962. Limited edition of 2500 copies. Hardcover. VG- Light wear/discoloration to cloth at extremities. Beige cloth with green and brown decoration; 508 pp.; 67 color plates tipped in. Translation and introduction by W.H. Auden and Elizabeth Mayer; A journal documenting Goethe's travels in Italy between 1786 and 1788; Includes his musings on art history and the landscape and people he encountered; One of 2500 copies in this limited edition. Pantheon Books hardcover books
18391322316London: James Fraser 1839. New edition revised. Hardcover. 12mo; New edition revised; G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine purple/tanned with gold print; Boards in blind stamped purple silk tanning to spine bumped corners and spine caps light bumps to edges light stains at bottom of spines mild shelfwear; Text blocks have spotting to edges slight foxing to endpapers owner label and vendor label on front pastedowns intermittent spine breaks; Spine title: Goethe's Meister; Vol. 1-2. Apprenticeship - Vol. 3. Travels; 3 vols. xix 324 pages; 377 pages; xxi 290 pages. 1322316. FP New Rockville Stock. James Fraser hardcover books
134093New York NY: A.L. Burt n.d. cloth gilt-stamped spine. 12mo. cloth gilt-stamped spine. xlvi 432 pages. Translated from the German by Anna Swanwick. Introduction annotations follow text. Slightly rubbed and scuffed at edges of covers. A.L. Burt unknown books
1978108823The Franklin Library Pennsylvania 1978. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine limited edition from The Franklin Library. 25th Anniversary Limited Edition of "The Great Books of the Western World". Full leather bound with gilt detailing and a satin ribbon book marker. Previous owner's bookplate on the front free end page. The Franklin Library, Pennsylvania hardcover books