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Characteristics of Goethe
by Von Müller, Falk; Sarah Austin, transl
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Efingham WIlson, 1833. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Three volumes, 8vo. Frontispieces in each volume. Original boards, printed paper labels. The hinges are weak and show some separation, but the boards are well attached. The frontispieces are foxed and that has offset onto the first few pages, including the endpapers. Otherwise, the textblocks are in very good to fine condition. Armorial bookplate in volume one with the Briggs motto "Fortiter et Fideliter". Also with the smapp stamp of A. C. Briggs on each free front endpaper. EAch volume with a cloth dustwrapper and housed in a matching slipcase. Rare in boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22008
- Title
- Characteristics of Goethe
- Author
- Von Müller, Falk; Sarah Austin, transl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Efingham WIlson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1833
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Books;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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