First Edition antique books , set 3 THE WORKS OF GOETHE with Biographical Introduction by Hjalmar H. Boyesen, PH.D , Vol 1-3, c. 1885 by George Barrie. 12 x 8.75 x 1.75 in. each book. Gilt page edges, impressed leather pattern with gilt tittle. One cover is separated from binding, other books have drying and wear to leather, binding. Pages are intact. A plethora of Illustrated pages with plate portraits. Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Philosophy book, antique Goethe Literature , Antique Goethe stories, prominent German Playwright and Novelist, Antique Books, Illustrated Antique Works of Johann Wolfgang Goethe Vol 1-3, German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, antique books in English language, ca. 1885 first edition Works of Goethe, human progress and enlightenment antique books, 19th century Goethe books, 19th century German Philosophers, Faust, 19th Century dramas, 3 cs Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) is the central figure in the German literary canon.