Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Goethe&Apos;S Sammtilche Werke

Stuttgard und Tubingen, J G Cotta'scher, 1853-58. Leather. Forty volumes in twenty of Goethe's complete works, in the original German. Forty volumes in twenty of Goethe's complete work. With a folding plate to volumes 23, 29, 32, and 40. The folding plate to volume 29 has been cut when the binder cut the text block, though the second half is still present. The complete set of Goethe's work was published by J G Cotta'scher between 1853 and 1858. Bound with two volumes per book. In original German.  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer and statesman. His work includes epic and lyric poetry in varying meters and styles. He also wrote several works of prose and verse dramas in addition to memoirs, an autobiography, and both literary and aesthetic criticism. He was a literary celebrity by the age of 25 and wrote both fiction and non-fiction works. In original cloth bindings, with gilt stamping to spines. Externally, worn. Backstrips to all volumes are severely rubbed with loss to the head and tail of spines. Rubbing to boards and joints also. Front board to volume 19-20 has some loss due to rubbing. Loss to rear board of volume 13-14 due to rubbing. Backstrips to volumes 7-8, 19-20, 25-26, 33-34, 35-36 are lifting at the front joint. Backstrips to to volumes 13-14, 19-20 lifting at rear joint. Backstrips to volumes 27-28, 29-30, 37-38, 39-40 detached but present. Front joint to volumes 13-14, 27-28, 33-34, 37-38 is starting but firm. Front joint is tender to volume 35-36. Rear joint is starting but firm to volumes 13-14, 15-16, 35-36. Rear joint is tender to volumes 19-20, 35-36. To volumes 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 15-16, 17-18 the front hinge is slightly strained but firm. To volume 35-36 the front hinge is tender. To volumes 11-12 and 15-16 the rear hinge is slightly strained but firm with the rear hinges tender to volumes 29-30 and 39-40. Front joints and hinges have failed to volumes 29-30 and 39-40 with the front board detached to both. Prior owner's signature to recto of front endpaper to all volumes, Rosenburg. Internally, all volumes are generally firmly bound. Pencil annotations throughout to volumes 11-12, 13-14 and 15-16 by prior owner, does not affect text. Title page to volume 11-12 is soiled with tidemark to outer margin of first few pages, does not affect text. Tidemarks and some mould due to damp staining to first and last few pages to volume 13-14, dos not affect text. Some foxing and damp staining to last few pages of volume 29-30. Otherwise, pages are generally bright to most volumes with scattered spotting throughout. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .