Faust: A Dramatic Mystery
London: Geirge Newnes, Ltd., 1903. Hardcover. Fine. Item #22212 .
12mo. (250)pp. Translated by Jogn Anster, Frontispiece by Edmund Sullivan. Full cruched crimson morocco by Morrell, the spine in six compartment with raised bands, intricately gilt. The boards masterfully tooled in a Scottish Wheel design using hundreds, if not thousands, of tool impressions. All edges gilt. Gilt inner dentelles with an onlay of a=watereed silk to the inside boards, and watered silk free endpapers. Inscription dated 1906. Bookplate on a preliminary blank with the name partially obliterated, without explanation. Otherwise a fine copy in a drop-dead gorgeous binding.
Price: $1,250.00
See all items by Binding: Morrell, Wolfgang von Goethe