August Kreling (8 results)

Bildgröße 13,5x11 cm.

Bildgröße 13x13 cm.

unterhalb der Darstellung typographisch betitelt und bezeichnet; Breidenbach & Baumann Düsseldorf 1877 [Blattränder etwas stockfleckig.].

Breidenbach Düsseldorf 1870 [Blattränder vereinzelt braunfleckig.].

Hardcover. Condition: g- to vg. Dritte Auflage (Third edition). Folio (12 1/8 x 9"). [4], 139, [1]pp. Original gilt and black stamped burgundy cloth. with gold lettering to front cover, and red lettering to spine. All paper edges gilt. Decorative endpapers, half-title and title page. Decorative head-, and tailpieces. Delightful edition of Goethe's "Faust" profusely illustrated with 78 in-text b/w illustrations, and 14 full-page collotypes mounted on heavy cardstock, after illustrations by August von Kreling. Some rubbing to head and tail of spine. Previous owner's Ex-libris and inscription, dated September 9, 1914, on fly leaf. Moderate age-toning along paper edges. Text in German, gothic script. Binding in overall good- to good, interior in good to very good condition.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Copyright, 1895, by American Book Company. No additional printings stated. Dark olive buckram (cloth) boards with blind-stamped borders, sharp gilt impressed spine titles, moderate shelf wear. Pages near fine, clean. Antiquarian inscription at front endpaper: "Jean Scobie Davis. In order that you may decide with which of these interesting creations you were identical 'On the Road to Yesterday.' K. H. Christmas 1905." String-bind fine, square; hinges intact. Sharp near fine example of fine book craftsmanship. Frontispiece plate of Odin with winged helmet holding spear and seated on dragon throne among clouds, wolves at his feet, and hawks flying to his ears. Features this with the two dozen stoic, dramatic and magically illustrated plates of lore and mythos of the North by the famed etcher and artist, Jacques Reich. From title page: "Wake again, Teutonic Father ages; Speak again, beloved primeval creeds; Flash ancestral spririt from your pages; Wake the greedy age to noble deeds." - Charles Kingsley Contents: "Preface; The Beginning of All Things; Odin; Frigga; Thor; Tyr; Bragi; Idun; Niord; Frey; Uller; Forseti; Heimdall; Hermod; Vidar; Vali; The Norns; The Valkyrs; Hel; Aegir; Balder; Loki; The Giants; The Dwarfs; The Elves; The Sigurd Saga; The Twilight of the Gods; Greek and Northern Mythologies - A Comparison; Index to Poetical Quotations; Index and Glossary." 319 pages. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reich, Jacques; Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius; von Kaulbach, Hermann; von Kreling, August; Arbo, Peter Nicolai; Gebhardt, Carl; Kray, Wilhelm; Dielitz, Konrad; Pixis, Theodor; et Al. (illustrator).…

0. Sprache: Deutschu.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1877 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 196 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 196 Language: English.…