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The Works. (Two Complete Sets)
by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von; Schiller, Friedrich von
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Schenectady, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Francis A. Niccolls & Company, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Edition Magnifique limited to twenty-six lettered copies, this being G. Twenty-four volumes. Edited by Nathan Haskell Doyle. Full burgundy morocco, sides and spines elaborately decorated in gold with Art Noveau motifs, top edges gilt, others uncut, red and white morocco doublures decorated in gold, pearl silk moire endpapers. Frontispieces and plates in three states, one colored. Spines uniformly darkened, some wear to extremities, a few of the hinges a bit tender. Four volumes show small loss to the head of the spine; one has the cover partially detached. In all, two very elegant complete sets with matching letters. ; Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13583
- Title
- The Works. (Two Complete Sets)
- Author
- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von; Schiller, Friedrich von
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Francis A. Niccolls & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY, GERMANY, CLASSICS, FINE BINDINGS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction and Literature; General Non-Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Biblio member since 2008
Schenectady, New York
About Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Parigi Books, established in 2006, is an independent antiquarian bookstore located in the heart of Schenectady, NY. We are open by appointment only.We buy and sell fine books and collectibles in all fields with a strong focus on science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, comics and graphic novels. Our eclectic taste is reflected in the ample variety of items available, from significant titles from the 1500s on to original comic art, from collectible paperbacks to literary magazines. We carry in stock the best selection of Italian language graphic novels and comics you can find this side of the pond.As fairly strict graders who pay particular attention to collecting standards, we have been able to make thousands of customers happy over the years.Parigi Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the Independent Online Booksellers' Association (IOBA).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- 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...
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