Goethe's Faust
by Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang; Taylor, Bayard (Translation)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1493690140
- ISBN 13
- 9781493690145
- Seller
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
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 experience Goethes characteristic humor, the excitement and eroticism of the witches Walpurgis Night, and the moving emotion of Gretchens tragic fate. Faust began this work at 23, and completed it 60 years later, at 93. Printed in the United States of America. 251 pages. Insured post.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Clarke, Harry. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
Synopsis
Ihr naht euch wieder, schwankende Gestalten, Die fruh sich einst dem truben Blick gezeigt. Versuch ich wohl, euch diesmal festzuhalten? Fuhl ich mein Herz noch jenem Wahn geneigt? Ihr drangt euch zu! nun gut, so mogt ihr walten, Wie ihr aus Dunst und Nebel um mich steigt; Mein Busen fuhlt sich jugendlich erschuttert Vom Zauberhauch, der euren Zug umwittert.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BiblioStax (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020779
- Title
- Goethe's Faust
- Author
- Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang; Taylor, Bayard (Translation)
- Illustrator
- Clarke, Harry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- ISBN 10
- 1493690140
- ISBN 13
- 9781493690145
- Publisher
- Hartsdale House
- Place of Publication
- 220 West 42nd Street, New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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