Faust, Part One by Jarrell, Randall; Peter Sis; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; Mary von Schrader Jarrell - 2000

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2000. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Fine/As New quarter-cloth hardcover in a Fine dust jacket, protected by a clear mylar cover. Note that the white line along the spine in our photo is the reflection of the flash. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Randall Jarrell's translation of Goethe's classic, illustrated with new drawings by Peter Sis. SIGNED BY SIS opposite the title page with an ORIGINAL DRAWING of an angel/devil; no inscription. "Randall Jarrell's translation of Faust is one of his most important achievements. In 1957 he inscribed Goethe's motto on the first page of his notebook: "Ohne Hast aber ohne Rast" ("Without haste but without rest"), and from then until his death in 1965 he worked on the masterpiece of his "own favorite daemon, dear good great Goethe." His intent was to make the German poetry free, unrhymed poetry in English. He all but finished the job before he died, and the few lines that remained untouched--Gretchen's Spinning Song--were rendered into English by Robert Lowell." Afterword by Mary von Schrader Jarrell. 304 pages; full-page b&w illustrations sprinkled throughout; 5.75 x 8.5 inches. Review copy with the publisher's press release laid-in.