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220 West 42nd Street, New York: Hartsdale House, 1948. No date; circa 1948. Early edition. Lt. grey cloth boards, gemetric patterned vine design, brown and gilt spine titles, moderate shelf wear, toning. Pages very good, antiquarian name at endpaper. Bind solid; hinges intact. Illustrated throughout w/the enigmatic, art nouveau, gothic imagery of the beloved Harry Clarke. Rare dust wrapper, light shelf wear; protected in clear sleeve. Black jacket fatures titles over bold red, yellow and white stripes. Translated in the original metres by Bayard Taylor. Goethes masterpiece and perhaps the greatest work in German literature, Faust has made the legendary German alchemist one of the central myths of the Western world. Faust, an audacious man, boldly wagering with the devil, Mephistopheles, that no magic, sensuality, experience, or knowledge can lead him to a moment he would wish to last forever. The tremendous versatility of Goethes genius creates some of the most beautiful…
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Faust: Large Print Edition Paperback -
by Johann Wolfgang Goethe; Harry Clarke (Illustrator); Bayard Taylor (Translator)
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- Title Faust: Large Print Edition
- Author Johann Wolfgang Goethe; Harry Clarke (Illustrator); Bayard Taylor (Translator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition Th
- Pages 248
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Createspace, 220 West 42nd Street, New York
- Date 11/6/201
- Large Print Yes
- ISBN 9781493690145 / 1493690140
- Weight 1.29 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 11 x 8.5 x 0.52 in (27.94 x 21.59 x 1.32 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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by Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang; Taylor, Bayard (Translation)
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- very good
- Hardcover
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781493690145 / 1493690140
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220 West 42nd Street, New York: Hartsdale House, 1948. No date; circa 1948. Light grey cloth boards, gemetric patterned vine design, brown and gilt spine titles, moderate shelf wear, toning. Pages very good; no writing. Bind fine; hinges intact. Illustrated throughout w/the enigmatic, art nouveau, gothic imagery of the beloved Harry Clarke. Rare dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub; protected in clear sleeve. Black jacket fatures titles over bold red, yellow and white stripes. Translated in the original metres by Bayard Taylor. Goethes masterpiece and perhaps the greatest work in German literature, Faust has made the legendary German alchemist one of the central myths of the Western world. Faust, an audacious man, boldly wagering with the devil, Mephistopheles, that no magic, sensuality, experience, or knowledge can lead him to a moment he would wish to last forever. The tremendous versatility of Goethes genius creates some of the most beautiful passages in literature. We…
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