Goethe, First Edition (Over 3,300 results)

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. 1st. 278pp. Extremities lightly rubbed. Dj extremities rubbed & lightly scratched; small tear top spine Dj. Signed & inscribed by author on title page.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Sis, Peter (illustrator). 1st Edition. Stated First Illustrated Edition. Illustrated Wraps With Black And Red Lettering On A Gold Spine.

paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing First Edition. Book and jacket in very good condition, minimal shelf wear and soiling, no markings, binding is tight and square.

paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A major new translation by award-winning poet and translator David Constantine that captures the lyrical liveliness of Goethe's original.Goethe's Faust reworks the late-medieval myth of Dr Faust, a brilliant scholar so disillusioned he resolves to make a contract or wager with the devil, Mephistopheles. The devil will do all he asks on Earth and seek to grant him a moment in life so glorious that he will wish it to last for ever. But if Faust does bid the moment stay, he falls to Mephisto and must serve him after death. In this first part of Goethe's great work the embittered thinker and Mephistopheles enter into their agreement, and soon Faust is living a life beyond his study and - in rejuvenated form - winning the love of the charming and beautiful Gretchen. But in this compelling tragedy of arrogance, unfulfilled desire and self-delusion, Faust, served by the devil, heads inexorably towards destruction. Goethe viewed the writing of poetry as essentially autobiographical, and the works selected in this volume represent more than sixty years in the life of the poet. In early poems such as aPrometheus, a he rails against religion in an almost ecstatic fervor, while aTo the Moona is an enigmatic meditation on the end of a love affair. The "Roman Elegies" show Goetheas use of Classical meters in an homage to ancient Rome and its poets, and aThe Diary, a suppressed for more than a century, is a narrative poem whose eroticism is combined with its morality. In selections from "Faust," arguably his greatest and most personal work, Goethe creates an exhilarating depiction of humankindas eternal search for truth. aFaithful and felicitous, these verse translations . . . are an excellent introduction to [Goetheas] genius.a a"The Daily Telegraph" (London) Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Penguin Classics relaunch.Visiting an idyllic German village, Werther, a sensitive young man, falls in love with sweet-natured Lotte. Though he realizes that Lotte is to marry Albert, he is unable to subdue his passion and his infatuation torments him to the point of despair. The first great 'confessional' novel, it draws both on Goethe's own unrequited love for Charlotte Buff and on the death of a close friend.The book was an immediate success and a cult rapidly grew up around it, resulting in numerous copycat deaths as well as violent criticism and suppression for its apparent support of suicide. Goethe's exploration of the mind of an artist at odds with society and ill-equipped to cope with life remains as poignant as when it was first written. Visiting an idyllic German village, Werther, a sensitive young man, meets and falls in love with sweet-natured Charlotte. Although he realises that she is to marry Albert, he is unable to subdue his passion and his infatuation torments him to the point of despair. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

softcover. Condition: Fine copy. 1st. 8vo, 186 pp., Translated from the German by Zsuzsanna Ozsvath & Frederick Turner.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition paperback with full number line. Book in good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Hardbound. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A tight, clean copy, unread. NOT price-clipped. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. Shipped in well padded box.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Very Fine in Very Fine jacket Dust jacket protected by removable Brodart cover. NEW COPY.

MM paperback in glossy wraps. 1st printing. The definitive English-language translations. Bright tight PB copy. V-958. 201 pp. VG+, no spine creases, a few underlines in Foreword only else unmarked.

Paper Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Brown covers no dj. Penguin classics L2.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. book is new and unused.

Mass Market PaperBack. Condition: Good. First Edition. First printing of 1985 edition; Sound binding; Mild wear to covers w/ mild creasing to rear; Spine notably w/o creasing; Pages free of markings; A Good Plus copy.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. R. J. Hollingdale's translation conveys the simple elegance of the original.Eduard and Charlotte are an aristocratic couple who live a harmonious but idle life in their estate. But the peace of their existence is thrown into chaos when two visitors - Eduard's friend the Captain and Charlotte's passionate young ward Ottilie - provoke unexpected attraction and forbidden love. Taking its title from the principle of elective affinities - the theory that certain chemicals are naturally drawn to one another - this is a penetrating study of marriage and adultery. Inspired by Goethe's own conflicting loyalties as he battled to maintain his relationship with his wife and control his feelings for a younger woman, Elective Affinities is one of the greatest works of the romance era- a rich exploration of love, conflict, and the inescapable force of fate. Eduard and Charlotte are an aristocratic couple who live a harmonious but idle life in their estate. But the peace of their existence is thrown into chaos when two visitors - Eduard's friend the Captain and Charlotte's passionate young ward Ottilie - provoke unexpected attraction and forbidden love. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A masterpiece of European imagination, The Sufferings of Young Werther is the classic Sturm und Drang tale of youthful angst and tragedy. The acclaimed translator Stanley Corngold brings new passion and precision to Goethe's timeless novel of obsessive love and madness in this magnificent new translation. Goethe's themes of unrequited love, the pain of rejection, deepening despair, and their tragic consequences are as relevant today as when the novel was first published in 1774. His hugely influential novel informed the writing of, among others, Franz Kafka and Thomas Mann. In translating The Sufferings of Young Werther, Corngold follows the German text closely, never knowingly using a word that was not current in English at the time the novel was written and yet maintaining a modern grace and flair. The result is an eagerly awaited translation that speaks to our time through the astonishing liveliness of Goethe's language-as well through the translator's own. "A highly readable, sensitive, and lively Werther. Corngold is both faithful to the German and true to the demands of a modern English text" Jeremy Adler, Times Literary Supplement Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Frontis (illustrator). 1st. green c w/black titles; lite wear at extremities; owne'rs name/plate; front hinge pulled a bit;;796 clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. dj w/unclipped price; 175 clean, unmarked pages; First Edition, First Printing.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Goethe's famous account of his time and travels in ItalyIn 1786, when he was already the acknowledged leader of the Sturm und Drang literary movement, Goethe set out on a journey to Italy to fulfil a personal and artistic quest and to find relief from his responsibilities and the agonies of unrequited love. As he travelled to Venice, Rome, Naples and Sicily he wrote many letters, which he later used as the basis for the Italian Journey. A journal full of fascinating observations on art and history, and the plants, landscape and the character of the local people he encountered, this is also a moving account of the psychological crisis from which Goethe emerged newly inspired to write the great works of his mature years. In 1786, when he was already the acknowledged leader of the Sturm und Drang literary movement, Goethe set out on a journey to Italy to fulfil a personal and artistic quest and to find relief from his responsibilities and the agonies of unrequited love. As he travelled to Venice, Rome, Naples and Sicily he wrote many letters, which he later used as the basis for the Italian Journey. A journal full of fascinating observations on art and history, and the plants, landscape and the character of the local people he encountered, this is also a moving account of the psychological crisis from which Goethe emerged newly inspired to write the great works of his mature years. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Stassen, Franz (illustrator). First. Boards in art printed brown cloth, water staining and wear to cover, art contents okay but book not for collector, because of condition. Many black and white engraving for a Faust design distinctly Grecian and Gothic. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. First complete translation into English of 'Maximem und Reflexionen'Throughout his long, hectic and astonishingly varied life, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) would jot down his passing thoughts on theatre programmes, visiting cards, draft manuscripts and even bills . Goethe was probably the last true 'Renaissance Man'.Although employed as a Privy Councillor at the Duke of Weimar's court, where he helped oversee major mining, road-building and irrigation projects, he also painted, directed plays, carried out research in anatomy, botany and optics - and still found time to produce masterpieces in every literary genre. His fourteen hundred Maxims and Reflections reveal some of his deepest thought on art, ethics, literature and natural science, but also his immediate reactions to books, chance encounters or his administrative work. Although variable in quality, the vast majority have a freshness and immediacy which vividly conjure up Goethe the man. They make an ideal introduction to one of the greatest of European writers. Reveals some of the author's deepest thought on art, ethics, literature and natural science, and his reactions to books, chance encounters or his administrative work. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

softcover. Condition: Fine copy. 1st. 8vo, 175 pp., Translated by John Whaley; introduction by Metthew Bell.

Condition: VERY GOOD. First printing. Author's first novel, story of a young woman who was raised in an isolated Mississippi River town, educated in a convent school, and "careens" into adulthood with her marriage to a man 12 years older than her, only to discover that she is losing her individuality and sense of self. Dust jacket praise from Amy Tan (who called it "funny and observant, poignant and wise") and others. 278 pp. Very good in very good dust jacket.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Spine discolored, heel of spine chipped and a tear to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. First Printing. Clean and tight. No creasing along the spine. Very little shelfwear. 159 pages plus advertising. First printing. New Translation by T.J. Reed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Autobiography.