Hardcover
1882 · München
by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (Text by); August von Kreling (Illustrated by)
München: Friedr. Bruckmann's Verlag, 1882. Dritte Auflage (Third edition). Hardcover. g- to vg. Folio (12 1/8 x 9"). [4], 139, [1]pp. Original gilt and black stamped burgundy cloth. with gold lettering to front cover, and red lettering to spine. All paper edges gilt. Decorative endpapers, half-title and title page. Decorative head-, and tailpieces.
Delightful edition of Goethe's "Faust" profusely illustrated with 78 in-text b/w illustrations, and 14 full-page collotypes mounted on heavy cardstock, after illustrations by August von Kreling.
Some rubbing to head and tail of spine. Previous owner's Ex-libris and inscription, dated September 9, 1914, on fly leaf. Moderate age-toning along paper edges. Text in German, gothic script. Binding in overall good- to good, interior in good to very good condition. (Inventory #: 43631)
Delightful edition of Goethe's "Faust" profusely illustrated with 78 in-text b/w illustrations, and 14 full-page collotypes mounted on heavy cardstock, after illustrations by August von Kreling.
Some rubbing to head and tail of spine. Previous owner's Ex-libris and inscription, dated September 9, 1914, on fly leaf. Moderate age-toning along paper edges. Text in German, gothic script. Binding in overall good- to good, interior in good to very good condition. (Inventory #: 43631)