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Musarion, oder Die Philosophie der Grazien / Ein Gedicht, in drey Büchern
by [Wieland, Christoph Martin]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Elizabethtown, New York, United States
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About This Item
Leipzig: Weidmann's Erben und Reich, 1768. The scarce 1st edition of Wieland's verse romance, The Philosophy of the Graces. A narrative poem that advocates rational unity between the sensual and the spiritual. A classic of Enlightenment literature by Wieland (1733-1813), a key figure in Weimar Classicism along with Goethe, Herder, and Schiller. 96 pp. German text in fraktur. 12mo hardcover. Rebound in modern paper boards in an appropriate period style. New endpapers. Engraved title page vignette of two wrestlers. Binding is Near Fine. Good internally. Slight trimming at the lower margin of the title. Large, old paper repair to tears in the last leaf. In all, a sturdy and attractive copy.
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- Bookseller
- Lux Libri
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047789
- Title
- Musarion, oder Die Philosophie der Grazien / Ein Gedicht, in drey Büchern
- Author
- [Wieland, Christoph Martin]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Weidmann’s Erben und Reich
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1768
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Foreign Language; Poetry;
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- 12mo
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