Faust, Part I.
by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Tubingen: Cotta, 1808. First Edition. Near Fine. 309 pp. German language. First Edition of the first segment in its complete form, though previously appeared in 1790 as a partial printing, Faust, A Fragment. In an unusual three-quarter early 20th-century art binding with brown marbled paper over metallic patterned cloth. Near Fine. Light working to front cover. Foxing throughout. Browning and light, old tidemark to preliminary pages. Loss to lower marine of page 293 with no textual loss. A beautiful copy of what is considered by many to be one of the finest works of German literature. Part II was completed in 1831, and was not published until after Goethe's death in 1832.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140941347
- Title
- Faust, Part I.
- Author
- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cotta
- Place of Publication
- Tubingen
- Date Published
- 1808
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Marbled Paper
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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