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West-Eastern Divan
by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von; Ormsby, Eric (Translator)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Walnut Creek, California, United States
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About This Item
(London): Gingko, 2019. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo size, 637 pp., text in both German and English. Per the publisher's statement on the front pastedown, " 'The West-Eastern Divan' is one of the major works of world literature and as Eric Ormsby says in his introduction, 'It represented nothing less than a decisive reconfiguration of German, and indeed European, Poetry.' "
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full blue cloth over boards, dark blue decoration and lettering on the front board, white lettering on both boards and the spine, illustrated front end-paper with publisher's blurb, short author bio on back endpaper, bilingual in German and English, small barcoded label from publisher on back board; octavo size (9 7/16" by 6 1/8"), pagination: [i-xiii] xiv-xlii [1-3] 4-595.
___CONDITION: Volume overall fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; a very light smudge to the fore-edge of the text block, else fine.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full blue cloth over boards, dark blue decoration and lettering on the front board, white lettering on both boards and the spine, illustrated front end-paper with publisher's blurb, short author bio on back endpaper, bilingual in German and English, small barcoded label from publisher on back board; octavo size (9 7/16" by 6 1/8"), pagination: [i-xiii] xiv-xlii [1-3] 4-595.
___CONDITION: Volume overall fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; a very light smudge to the fore-edge of the text block, else fine.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Swan's Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CNJL2384
- Title
- West-Eastern Divan
- Author
- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von; Ormsby, Eric (Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Gingko
- Place of Publication
- (London)
- Date Published
- 2019
- Keywords
- Poetry, Persian Poetry, Hafiz, Gerte, bilingual
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About the Seller
Swan's Fine Books
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Walnut Creek, California
About Swan's Fine Books
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