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FAUST; 1. Urfaust / Faust. Ein Fragment / Bearbeiter des Bandes Ernst Grumach
by [Goethe, Johann Wofgang von] Goethe
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Berlin: Akadamie Verlag, 1954. First Edition Thus, First Printing TEXT in GERMAN exclusively. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Tall 8vo, brown cloth with gold lettering on spine and gold escutcheon on front cover, Mylar-protected light beige lettered dust jacket, the Urfaust printed facing the Faust Fragment on similarly numbered pages, brown endpapers, xv + 149, [150] pages times 2 = [300] pages + Urfaust handschrift unnumbered reproduction of holograph [96] pages, or ~ 396 pages overall. GERMAN text. (Heavy & may require extra postage if overseas' shipment.). EXCELLENT CONDITION internally and externally! No remainder marks! Very slight soil to dust jacket. Traces of offset fon page opposite the tipped in frontispiece engraving of Faust looking at a mystical symbol. The original German texts of Goethe's world classic. Includes the reproduction of the author's original manuscript Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) was a German writer and statesman. His works include epic and lyric poetry; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour; and four novels. In addition, numerous literary and scientific fragments, more than 10,000 letters, and nearly 3,000 drawings by him exist.--Wikipedia.
Synopsis
Goethe’s Faust reworks the late medieval myth of a brilliant scholar so disillusioned he resolves to make a contract with Mephistopheles. The devil will do all he asks on Earth and seeks to grant him a moment in life so glorious that he will wish it to last forever. But if Faust does bid the moment stay, he falls to Mephisto and must serve him after death. In this first part of Goethe’s great work, the embittered thinker and Mephistopheles enter into their agreement, and soon Faust is living a rejuvenated life and winning the love of the beautiful Gretchen. But in this compelling tragedy of arrogance, unfulfilled desire, and self-delusion, Faust heads inexorably toward an infernal destruction. A.S. Byatt's preface considers Goethe's lifelong relationship with the myth of Faust and its influence on modern literature Includes an introduction by the translator, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, explanatory notes, and an addendum on the writing of Faust
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3583
- Title
- FAUST; 1. Urfaust / Faust. Ein Fragment / Bearbeiter des Bandes Ernst Grumach
- Author
- [Goethe, Johann Wofgang von] Goethe
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus, First Printing TEXT in GERMAN exclusively
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Akadamie Verlag
- Place of Publication
- Berlin
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- 20th Century, mephistopheles, Satan, power, alchemy, magic, spells, soul, text, translation,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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