The Works of Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Volume I: Autobiography Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life Part 1 by von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang - 1901

London: The Anthological Society , 1901. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, lightly shelf worn, spine is discolored, small liquid stain on the bottom near the spine of some of the pages (not affecting readability), overall a clean used copy! 329 historical and thought-provoking pages! Violet cloth with a pastedown on the spine. Gilt upper page edges. Limited edition numbered 157 of 500 copies. Frontis is in color: "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. From the painting of C. Yaeger." Deckled page edges. Translated by John Oxenford. "It would appear that for inquirers into Foreign Literature, for all men anxious to see and understand the European world as it lies around them, a great problem is presented in this Goethe; a singular, highly significant phenomenon, and now also means more or less complete for ascertaining its significance. A man of wonderful, nay, unexampled reputation and intellectual influence among forty millions of reflective, serious and cultivated men, invites us to study him; and to determine for ourselves, whether and how far such influence has been salutary, such reputation merited......" ---- from To The Reader. Edition De Luxe Volume I. Reprint (1882). Violet Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.