Lot 214
Schiller, Frederick. Schiller's Works in Four Volumes, Illustrated by Greatest German Artists. George Barrie, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 1883. Greatest German Artists (illustrator). First Edition. 4to 8¼ x 11¾ in. tall. Full-Leather. As New/No Jacket. Four Volumes. Gilt title cover. Title and volume. number in gold on the spines. Gilt end pages. Pearl silk moire endpapers. Covers show slight wear around the edges. Edited by J. G. Fischer with biographical introduction by Hjalmar H. Boyesen, Ph.D. Vol. I: Poems, 376 pp., cover board detached at binding and easily repairable; Vol. II: Dramas, 388 pp.; Vol. III: Dramas, 340 pp.; Vol. IV: Histories, 370 pp. Each book is illustrated with wood engravings printed with the text. Each book has many full-page wood engravings and engravings on steel suitable for framing. Each full page engraving has a protective tissue page. This is a beautiful set of books and the condition could not be better. Fine.
Estimated Value $700 - 800.
The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills.
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