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Der Abenteuerliche Simplicissimus, in 3 Banden
by Von Grimmelshausen, Hans Jacob Christoffel
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Van Nuys, California, United States
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About This Item
Inselverlag, Leipzig, 1908; octavo (4 3/4" x 7 1/4"); 959 pages in all; three volumes; vellum; yapped edges; gilt spine titles; top page edges gilt; red silk headbands; red silk marker ribbons; illustrated. "Simplicissimus," a sweeping picaresque epic set in the violent period of the Thirty Years War, was first published at Mompelgard in 1669 and is universally regarded as one of the greatest works in German literature, and its author, Hans Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1621-1676), the greatest German novelist of the 17th century. A handsome three-volume edition, published by Insel Verlag at Leipzig in 1908, with four aquatint illustration plates by Max Klinger, two of them fold-outs. Text in German. Blackletter title page design by E. R. Weiss. Very Good Plus. Clean, crisp, bright, titles brilliant. A fine set.
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- Bookseller
- AARDWOLF Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6057
- Title
- Der Abenteuerliche Simplicissimus, in 3 Banden
- Author
- Von Grimmelshausen, Hans Jacob Christoffel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Inselverlag
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig,
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- German Literature, Hans Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Thirty Years War, Simplicissimus, Germany, Blackletter, Gothic, E.R. Weiss, Max Klinger
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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