Stuttgart: Verlag Der J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung. 1867. Folio in full embossed leather, publisher's brown morroco, elaborate gilt design on front fox-warrior/chariot being pulled by winged Gryphon, elaborate gilt spine, tight binding, clean unfoxed pages, engraved vignette title page, all edges gilt, light rubbing of edges, else VG or better, a beautiful copy. Illustrated with 36 engraved plates with tissue guards...with the suppressed erotic plate between pages 42 and 43. .

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Bookseller: Mossback Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 27082
Title: Reineke Fuchs (Reynard the Fox)
Author: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
Illustrator: Kaulbach
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Verlag Der J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung
Place of Publication: Stuttgart
Date Published: 1867
Keywords: Goethe;, Reynard, The, Fox
Bookseller catalogs: Illustrated;

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VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Vignette: A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
Folio: A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...