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Rolandsknappen
by Musaeus, J. K. A (Johann Karl August Musäus); Heinrich Lefler & Josef Urban (illust.)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- fair
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Wien: Gesellschaft für vervielfätigende Kunst, 1898. First edition. Hardcover. fair. Ex-library. Elephant folio. [2], 36, [1], followed by 57 blank leaves. Original illustrated front wrapper bound in three-quarter leather over black cloth. Decorative endpapers. Front and rear boards detached but present, lacking spine and rear wrapper. Rolandsknappen is a legendary tale by German writer & professor, Johann Karl August Musaeus. The author's works contained a unique satirical substance, therefore lacking the usual simplicity of typical folklore. Musaeus is best known for his collection of German fairy tales "Volksmärchen der Deutschen," which was published in 1782-86. This work delightfully illustrated with full-page and in-text b/w reproductions of drawings by Heinrich Lefler and Josef Urban. Decorative initials. Text in German. Staining and age wear to covers, with boards detached. Chipping along edges of front wrapper. Front free endpaper and blank page detached, tearing and chipping to edges of those leaves. Small library stamp on title-page and first page. Text and illustrated pages printed on thick high-quality paper, blank leaves is thinner paper with brittle edges. Binding in poor, interior bound leaves in very good condition.
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- Seller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 30934
- Title
- Rolandsknappen
- Author
- Musaeus, J. K. A (Johann Karl August Musäus); Heinrich Lefler & Josef Urban (illust.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Gesellschaft für vervielfätigende Kunst
- Place of Publication
- Wien
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- 18th century german literature, deutsche literatur 18. jahrhundert, german fairy tales, german folktales, deutsche märchen, deutsche heldensagen, german folklore
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- First Edition
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- Chipping
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Fair
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- Folio
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- Cloth
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- Poor
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