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A soft cover, envelope style folio,( measuring 12 ¾ x 9 inches,) in robin's egg blue and red card, pages unnumbered. The inner pocket holds 4pp. short descriptions of eleven scenes drawn by Retzch, each illustrated full page in black and white and bound with string.(Lacking illustration No. 7.) A final page is publisher's advertising. Condition: Good Plus. Contents have some wear and folded edges. Illustrations are bright, with a bit of light foxing toward margins. Exterior folio is slightly soiled and faded but remains reasonably attractive for its age. The Cotta publishing concern had exclusive rights to publish the works of Schiller and Goethe during this period. The German artist, Moritz Retzch (1779-1857) was best known for his paintings and engravings illustrating Goethe.
Ref: GER 8450
$95.00