The Works of Friedrich Schiller (10 Vol., Complete)

***SPECTACULAR & RARE ANTIQUE EDWARDIAN COMPLETE 10-VOLUME SET OF THE WORKS OF FRIEDRICH SCHILLER IN ORIGINAL 3/4 MOROCCO FINE BINDING IN STUNNING FINE CONDITION.*** EACH VOLUME OF THIS SET OF ONLY 150 COPIES CONTAINS A BEAUTIFUL HAND-COLORED FRONTISPIECE PHOTOGRAVURE OF A MUSEUM PAINTING OVERALL CONDITION: FINE & UNREAD BOOK INFO 1902 - The Works of Friedrich Schiller, edited by Nathan Haskell Dole. Each volume is translated from the original German into English by different expert translators. Published in 1902 in Boston, Massachusetts by Francis A. Niccolls & Co. as part of its exquisite Connoisseur Edition of only 150 copies, of which this is 58/150. Collated and complete in 10 volumes. In original 3/4 dark green sumptuous morocco leather binding. Each volume contains 5-6 high-quality photogravures and a hand-colored frontispiece being inserted in front of its corresponding original black and white photogravure. The frontispieces are exceptionally hand-tinted. Octavo, 9" x 6". Original and strikingly beautiful Edwardian 3/4 dark green morocco over marbled paper. Three-ribbed spine with gilded compartment floral decoration, bordering and lettering. Top edges gilt, other edges rough cut. Hand-made marbled endpapers. Thick, archival-quality paper used for the leaves. Over 52 photogravures of paintings, each with a captioned tissue guard describing the featured painting. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Johann Christophvon Schiller (1759? 1805)is considered to be one of Germany's most important classical playwrights.During the last seventeen years of his life (1788?1805), Schiller developed a productive, if complicated, friendship with the already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.They frequently discussed issues concerning aesthetics, and Schiller encouraged Goethe to finish works that he had left as sketches. This relationship and these discussions led to a period now referred to as Weimar Classicism.Together they founded the Weimar Theater,which became the leading theater in Germany. Their collaboration helped lead to a renaissance of drama in Germany. In September 2008, the German-French TV channel Arteconducted a poll among its viewers to determine the greatest European playwright ("King of Drama"). Schiller was voted in second place after Williiam Shakespeare. CONDITION REPORT: FINE & UNREAD The spines are square, hinges and joints firm and pages tight. Many sections of the volumes are VERY tightly bound and remarkably appear unopened. Multiple leaves are not fully cut and joined together in these sections. The gilding appears to be completely intact. The spines are gently sun-lightened. The volumes show only light rubbing to extremities from minimal shelf wear over the past 120+ years. The boards are colorful and clean with sumptuous supple leather. The Aesthetical and Philosophical Essays Volume I has a light red mark on its fore-edge and Volume II of this work has more rubbing than the other volumes so could be considered NEAR FINE. All of the volumes' interiors are clean with bright, untoned pages with no writing or foxing or offsetting from the plates. Each volume has a decorative former owner bookplate on the front pastedown. There may be the scarce mark or sign of handling in places. An exquisitely bound and spectacular copy in remarkable condition for 120+-year-old volumes in ORIGINAL fine morocco of a limited set of only 150 with stunning-photogravures and exceptional hand-colored frontispieces. A set that any bibliophile and collector of fine antiquarian sets would be proud to prominently display in his or her collection. . …