The Complete Works of Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe in Ten Volumes (10 Vol Set)

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe; Introduction - Thomas Carlyle; Translator - John Oxenford; Translator - Bayard Taylor; Translator - A.J.W. Morrison; Translator - Sir Walter Scott; Translator - E.A. Bowring; Translator - Anna Swanwick; Translator - Thomas Carlyle; Translator - A. Hayward

Edité par P.F. Collier & Son, 1909

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RARE COMPLETE 10-VOLUME SET, published in English by Collier, undated (circa 1909). A beautifully preserved set with all ten volumes firmly bound. Top page edges gilt, side and bottom page edges deckle-cut. Handsome overall appearance with red leatherette spine, bright and unworn gilt spine lettering, and marbled boards front and rear of each volume. Minor foxing only at page edges. Numerous uncut signatures and no evident pen or pencil marks throughout the ten volumes indicate that these books are likely unread. Minimal shelf wear is evident: very small chip at crown of spine of Volumes 9 and 10 only; minimal edge scrapes on five of the volumes; surface scrape about 1.5" square on the exterior marbled board on front of Vol. 1. Overall remarkably very good, firm, bright and clean condition for a set well over a century old. Volumes are 8" tall by 5.75" wide, and each is approximately 1" thick, with a total shelf width for the whole set of about 10.5 inches. The Introduction to Goethe's Works in Volume I was written by Thomas Carlyle in 1839. Contents are as follows: v. 1-2. Autobiography : the truth and fiction relating to my life / trans. by John Oxenford -- v. 3. The sorrows of Werther. The elective affinities. The good woman / trans. by Bayard Taylor -- v. 4. Letters from Switzerland. Travels in Italy / trans. by A.J.W. Morrison -- v. 5. Poems -- v. 6. Iphigenia in Tauris. Torquato Tasso. Goetz von Berlichingen. The fellow-citizen / trans. by Sir Walter Scott, E.A. Bowring and Anna Swanwick -- v. 7. Wilhelm Meister's apprenticeship / trans. by Thomas Carlyle -- v. 8. Wilhelm Meister's apprenticeship and travels. The recreations of the German emigrants / trans. by Thomas Carlyle -- v. 9. The tragedy of Faust / trans. by Anna Swanwick -- v. 10. Faust. Clavigo. Egmont. The wayward lover. Reynard, the fox / trans. by A. Hayward, Sir Walter Scott, and Anna Swanwick. If you have further questions about this beautiful antiquarian set please contact us and we are happy to respond. This is quite possibly the best-condition example of this 10-Volume set of Goethe's works published by Collier that is available anywhere in the world today.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Complete Works of Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe in Ten Volumes (10 Vol Set)
• Éditeur: P.F. Collier & Son
• Date de parution: 1909
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition Thus.
• État de l'article: Very Good