C von woltmann (6 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. A collection of German tales, all translated into English, including Woltmann's 'The White Lady' and four tales from Caroline de la Motte Fouque. The English editions, translated from the original German to both.Illustrated with two monochrome frontispieces.Two volumes in one.A collection of five German tales split over two volumes, which have been bound together. The set includes 'The White Lady: A Romance' by C. Von Woltmann, and 'The Physician of Marseilles, The Revolutionists, etc' by the Baroness Caroline de la Motte Fouque, the wife of the famed German author, which includes four German tales such as 'Sophie Ariele', Christmas Eve, The Revolutionists' and 'Valerie'.Bound in full cloth. Bound in full cloth. Externally generally smart with fading to the spine, bumping and rubbing to the extremities, marks to the boards, heavier to the rear, rear joint starting to the head, and small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine. Owner's ink inscription and bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Internally binding slightly strained in places, otherwise firm, with lightly age toned pages with the odd spot and minor tidemarks. Good. W. J. Linton (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. A scarce first edition copy of this English translation of two famous romantic German tales, 'The White Lady' and 'Undine'. Translated into English by C L Lyttelton, 'The White Lady' and 'Undine' are two well known stories by German writers Karoline von Woltmann and Friedrich de la Motte Fouque. 'Undine' is La Motte Fouque's most notable work and is a fairy-tale in which Undine, a water spirit, marries a knight named Huldebrand in order to gain a soul. 'The White Lady' is a story based upon the legend of the White Lady Ghost, said to haunt castles of several European aristocratic families. Featuring a bookplate of a 'Henry Lloyd Gibbs' tipped to the front pastedown. In a lovely half polished calf binding with marbled paper boards, and endpapers. In a half polished calf binding with marbled paper boards and endpapers. Externally, lovely with minor shelfwear to extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages slightly age toned to extremities but very bright and clean, with the odd spot, heavier to first and last few pages. Marking to page 89 'Undine', slightly offset to facing page. Very Good Indeed. Unnamed (illustrator). book.…