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[ERNST LUDWIG PRESS]. GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832). Faust. Eine Tragodie von Goethe. Darmstadt: Ernst Ludwig Press, 1923.
2 volumes only (of 3, lacking later third volume), 4to. Original vellum gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut; custom slipcase (very light rubbing, toning to spines). Provenance: Elly Bach (bookplate).
LIMITED EDITION. The Ernst Ludwig Presse was founded in 1907 as a private printing press for the Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig von Hessen. One of Germany's first private presses, the influence of English presses of the Arts and Crafts school is evident throughout many of its works. Rodenberg, Deutsche Pressen, 81.
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2 volumes only (of 3, lacking later third volume), 4to. Original vellum gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut; custom slipcase (very light rubbing, toning to spines). Provenance: Elly Bach (bookplate).
LIMITED EDITION. The Ernst Ludwig Presse was founded in 1907 as a private printing press for the Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig von Hessen. One of Germany's first private presses, the influence of English presses of the Arts and Crafts school is evident throughout many of its works. Rodenberg, Deutsche Pressen, 81.
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[ERNST LUDWIG PRESS]. GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von. Faust. Eine Tragodie von Goethe. 1923. LIMITED
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