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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
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Description
Die Leiden des jungen Werthers. Leipzig: Wegandschen Buchhandlung, 1774
2 parts in one, 16mo (6 1/8 x 3 7/8 in.; 155 x 98 mm). Engraved device on the first title, woodcut device on the second, decorative typographic headline rules, errata at end of second part; some light browning. Full green morocco (Zaehnsdorf, 1896), spine gilt in six compartments, covers gilt-ruled, edges gilt, gilt-decorated dentelles, marbled endleaves; spine and extremities darkened.
2 parts in one, 16mo (6 1/8 x 3 7/8 in.; 155 x 98 mm). Engraved device on the first title, woodcut device on the second, decorative typographic headline rules, errata at end of second part; some light browning. Full green morocco (Zaehnsdorf, 1896), spine gilt in six compartments, covers gilt-ruled, edges gilt, gilt-decorated dentelles, marbled endleaves; spine and extremities darkened.
Literature
Hagen 80; Kippenberg I-3039; Meyer 62
Condition
2 parts in one, 16mo (6 1/8 x 3 7/8 in.; 155 x 98 mm). Engraved device on the first title, woodcut device on the second, decorative typographic headline rules, errata at end of second part; some light browning. Full green morocco (Zaehnsdorf, 1896), spine gilt in six compartments, covers gilt-ruled, edges gilt, gilt-decorated dentelles, marbled endleaves; spine and extremities darkened.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition, first issue (with the errata at the end) of the fictional cornerstone of Romanticism.
This novel in two parts was written within three months, from March to May 1774. The first part is in the form of letters dated from May until September 1771; the second, in which a fictitious narrator takes up the story, is dated from October 1771 to December 1772. The letters are written by Werther, the sensitive outsider for whom the world has no place, to his friend Wilhelm, who figures as a contrasting character. Die Leiden des jungen Werthers achieved astonishing success at the time of its publication, making Goethe famous overnight and generating many imitations. Napoleon is said to have read the work seven times.