peter schlemihl von adelbert chamisso translated sir john (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. (illustrator). 3rd Edition. Rebound and rebacked, but hinges cracked and front cover loose, other minor paper flaws ; but with the bookplate and stamp of Egerton Castle, a Victorian era author, antiquarian, and swordsman; who was himself an expert on bookplates and a keen collector. This story of a man selling his soul to the devil, and.surprise!.regrets it.

Hard back binding in publisher's original navy, yellow and brown illustrated blue cloth covers, brown title and author lettering to the spine [worn] and to the front cover, illustrated end papers. 8vo. 8¼'' x 5½''. Contains colour frontispiece, [xxiv], 2, 106 printed pages of text with 16 full-page single-sided monochrome plates on quality art paper, 12 text illustrations and various headers. Front free end paper missing, rubbing to the covers, text block without any age toning or foxing to the paper and in Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. LITERATURE 1900-1925.