Shadowless Man by Adelbert Chamisso: First Edition (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. Author: Adelbert von Chamisso. Wilhelm Hauff. Illustrated by Forster Robson. Title: The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man by A. Von Chamisso and The Cold Heart by Wilhelm Hauff. With an Introduction by A. S. Rappoport. Publisher: London, Holden & Hardingham, no date (1913). First Edition illustrated by Forster Robson. Language: Text in English. Size: 10 x 8 inches. Pages: xiv, 93, 74 pages. Binding: Attractive and very good original green full-cloth binding decorated and lettered in gilt on the front cover and spine (hinges fine, light rubbing and minor wear to extremities, a few small marks to cloth as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Upper edge gilt. Content: Very good content (binding sound and text clean, some foxing throughout as shown, one tissue guard lacking, remaining tissue guards occasionally creased or with small chips, bookseller label to front pastedown, overall very well preserved). Illustrations: Complete with all 20 beautiful color plates and 10 duotone plates by Forster Robson. One tissue guard missing, remaining tissue guards present, illustrations themselves in very good, near fine condition. **** The book: This beautiful Edwardian gift-book edition brings together two of the most celebrated works of German Romantic fantasy literature. Adelbert von Chamisso's The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man recounts the strange fate of Peter Schlemihl, who exchanges his shadow for a purse of inexhaustible gold, only to discover that wealth cannot compensate for the loss of identity, dignity, and human companionship. Wilhelm Hauff's The Cold Heart, set amid the dark forests and folklore of Württemberg, tells the haunting story of a charcoal burner who sacrifices his heart in pursuit of riches and social status. Both narratives explore timeless themes of greed, temptation, alienation, and redemption while blending fairy tale, Gothic imagination, and moral allegory. This edition is especially sought after for the remarkable illustrations of Forster Robson, whose evocative color plates and striking monochrome drawings perfectly capture the dreamlike atmosphere and supernatural power of these enduring classics. Robson, Forster (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. NO Dustwrapper. First Edition Thus. The Shadowless Man. Introduction by Joseph Jacobs. Illustrated by Sir Philip Burne-Jones. First Edition Thus. George Allen, London 1899. illus xxxii + 148pp hb NO Dust-wrapper, pict gilt red cloth, teg, fep pasted down, spine dulled, covers rubbed & marked, pages browned with some spotting & two edges untrimmed, some pencilling at rear, overall vg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good/NO DUSTJACKET. First American Edition. New York, NY: Frederick Warne and Co. Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1910. First American Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 106 p.p., Shelf wear; cracked inner hinge; shelf lean; corners bumped in; spine faded; head of spine bumped and lightly split; tail of spine bumped; illustration on front cover slightly rubbed; edges of cover rubbed; top edge of front cover bumped in middle; foxing on free-end papers; top page edges lightly soiled; pages clean and unmarked. . Frontispiece; Black and White Plates and Illustrations (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very nice hardcover first edition illustrated by Gordon Browne and translated by Sir John Bowring. THE SHADOWLESS MAN is one of the classics of German Romantic literature. First American edition from British sheets. Colour frontispiece and 28 b/w illustrations by Gordon Browne. Collector's Item.…