1844 EXQUISITE Friedrich Schiller Historical Tragedy Play German Theater BINDING

1844 EXQUISITE Friedrich Schiller Historical Tragedy Play German Theater BINDING

“The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.”

– Schiller, Maria Stuart

Friedrich Schiller was a prominent 18^th-century German poet and playwright known for his philosophical dramas. He was greatly influenced by friend and fellow poet Johann von Goethe, but was well respected for his historical tragic plays such as ‘Don Carlo’, ‘Mary Stuart’, and ‘William Tell’. This 1844 German printing of his works is bound in stunning, ornate leather binding beautifully decorated with gold-embossed décor on the spine.

Item number: #19235

Price: $750

SCHILLER, Friedrich von

Schillers sämmtliche Werke

Stuttgart & Tübingen : Cotta, 1844.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 10 volumes in 5 tomes
  • Tome I
    • 1 – XVI, 423, [1]
    • 2 – [6], 411, [1]
  • Tome II
    • 3 – [6], 422
    • 4 – [6], 441, [1]
  • Tome III
    • 5 – [6], 372
    • 6 – [6], 520
  • Tome IV
    • 7 – [6], 364
    • 8 – [6], 466
  • Tome V
    • 9 – [6], 564
    • 10 – [6], 465, [1]
  • Provenance: Handwritten
    • Harriet May Mason, 1851
    • Charles James Barnard, 1851
      • Charles James Barnard (1797-1868) was Rector of Bigby and Vicar of Roxby. He was also listed as a Midshipman in the Royal Navy, and took part in the Bombardment of Algiers—an attempt in 1816 by Britain and the Netherlands to end the slavery practices of Omar Agha, the Dey of Algiers.
    • Louisa Harriet Althaus, 1877
      • Louisa Harriet Althaus was a British linguist, primarily known in her field for promoting the growth of German studies—and the study of foreign languages in general—in the United Kingdom.
    • Language: German
    • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
      • Gilt tooled Moroccan leather
    • Size: ~8.25in X 5.5in (21cm x 14cm)

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