W. Hauff; E. Sadler; C. R. L. Fletcher — The Wine-Ghosts of Bremen

Oxford; London, B. H. Blackwell; Simpkin, Marshall, & Co, 1889. First edition. Vellum. The scarce first U.K. edition of this comical novella about drinking by German author Wilhelm Hauff, signed by one of the translators. The scarce first U.K. edition in English.Signed by one of the translator's to the recto of the front endpaper, "with one translator's compliments".An entertaining novella on drinking and intoxication by Wilhelm Hauff, a comical work which is considered to be his masterpiece. The plot follows a young man as he goes out drinking and is met by a number of ghosts.Translated from the original German to English by E. Sadler and C. R. L. Fletcher.Bookplate of George Charles Williamson to the front paste down. Williamson, also known for his pen name Rowley Cleeve, was an art historian and antiquarian. In the original publisher's quarter vellum binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Vellum is discoloured with light marks, as is usual with vellum, with heavier discolouration to the spine and head of the front spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Bookplate to the front paste down. Spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .