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D. Fausts Original Geister Commando der Höllen und aller ander Geister Zwang
by Henning, Hans (ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- vg
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Leipzig: Zentralantiquariat der DDR, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Octavo. Unpaginated. Original vellum covered boards with red lettering on cover and spine. With an epilog by Hans Henning. Treatise of the Faust literature starting with the 16th century with a facsimile reprint of the 17 pages of the "Höllenzwang" located in the holdings of the British Library in London. Laid in: Christmas card with woodcut by Werner Gothein on front with envelope, inscribed and signed by Ernst Hueber, German language learning publisher who was instrumental in establishing the German Goethe-Institut in 1955. Text in German. Some minor wear at corners and spine, very small chips. Binding and interior in overall very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36979
- Title
- D. Fausts Original Geister Commando der Höllen und aller ander Geister Zwang
- Author
- Henning, Hans (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Zentralantiquariat der DDR
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Goethe's Faust, Faust literature, Faust literatur, Christopher marlow, hell, ghosts, mythical writings, goethe-institut
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Inscribed
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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