1867 Reynard the Fox Goethe Reineke Fuchs Fable Secret FORE-EDGE Painting FOLIO

1867 Reynard the Fox Goethe Reineke Fuchs Fable Secret FORE-EDGE Painting FOLIO

Reynard the Fox has been a staple of fairy tale lore for centuries, with many countries, such as German, France, and other Low Countries, claiming the honor of his ‘birth-place.’ Told as a brute-epic, this tale of cunning mischief was finally written and printed during the late 15^th– and early 16^th-centuries. In fact, some scholars believe the origins of Reynard to have come from the 9^th-century!

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a famous German author who is best known for his novels and epic poems such as ‘Sorrows of Young Werther’ and ‘Faust’. One of his less-popular works, curiously, was his edition of the famous fable ‘Reynard the Fox’.

This particular example is of the utmost value and desirability. While it is a fine, illustrated printing of ‘Reynard’, the impressive fore-edge painting of a fox-hunting scene.

Item number: #25286

Price: $950

GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von

Reineke Fuchs

Stuttgart : J. G. Cotta, 1867.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [4], 257, [1]
  • 36 engraved plates
• Provenance: Bookplate – John B. Doukas
• Language: German
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~14.5in X 11.75in (36.5cm x 30.5cm)
• BEAUTIFUL book PLUS an incredible hidden FORE-EDGE painting!

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