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GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832). [A group of 6 works]. Various places, publishers: 1814-1906.
GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832). [A group of 6 works]. Various places, publishers: 1814-1906.
GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832). [A group of 6 works]. Various places, publishers: 1814-1906.
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GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832). [A group of 6 works]. Various places, publishers: 1814-1906.
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GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832). [A group of 6 works]. Various places, publishers: 1814-1906.

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GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832). [A group of 6 works]. Various places, publishers: 1814-1906.

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GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832). [A group of 6 works]. Various places, publishers: 1814-1906.

First and early editions of 5 works, including the first edition, separate issue of Reinecke Fuchs, Goethe's epic treatment of the adventures of Reynard the fox. The Low German version of Reynke de Vos, printed in Lübeck in 1498, became a bestseller in the 16th century, and was later transmitted through High German editions. The 1752 prose version by Johann Christoph Gottsched was especially influential, and was the basis for Goethe's version in 12 books written in hexameters. Des Epimenides Erwachen is a play based on the legend of the Cretan poet who slept a 50-year-long sleep, and was written by Goethe on the occasion of Germany’s victory over Napoleon. Amongst the 4 other books is a facsimile edition from 1906 of the 1770 publication of Neue Lieder in Melodien gesetzt von Bernhard Theodor Breitkopf, Goethe’s first collection of lyrics. A full description and condition report is available upon request. Hagen 393b, 395, 405, 428, and 691.

Together 6 volumes, of which one oblong quarto volume (215 x 260mm) and 5 octavo volumes (various sizes). Comprising: – Des Epimenides Erwachen. Ein Festspiel von Göthe. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 1815. Uncut in contemporary plain paper wrappers; – Gedichte. Stuttgart and Tübingen: Cotta, 1815. Original blue wrappers; – Bey Allerhöchster Anwesenheit Ihro Majestät der Kaiserin Mutter Maria Feodorowna in Weimar Maskenzug. Stuttgart: Cotta, 1819. Early 20th-century green half morocco; – Reinecke Fuchs. Leipzig: Brockhaus, 1822. Original publisher's marbled-paper covered boards; – Willkommen!. Weimar: 1814. Early 20th-century quarter calf; – Neue Lieder in Melodien gesetzt von Bernhard Theodor Breitkopf. Leipzig: 1906. Original gilt leather.
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