von Herder, Johann Gottfried - A Lot of 23 Volumes Written by Johann Gottfried Von Herder

Carlsruhe, Germany, Im Bureau der Deutschen Classiker, . . Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. A lot of 23 volumes from a larger, more complete set of the works of Johann Gottfried von Herder, Historischer Schriften, etc., published in Carlsruhe, Germany in 1820-1821. 23 volumes only, out of 44/45 volumes in the complete series, but with some consecutive, even complete runs of individual titles. Johann Gottfried von Herder (25 August 1744 – 18 December 1803) was an influential German philosopher, literary critic, theologian, novelist, translator, and poet, acknowledged to be a product of Late Enlightenment trends in those fields, a proponent of the idea that, according to his Wikipedia entry, "true German culture was to be discovered among the common people (das Volk)," and who advocated close attention to "folk songs, folk poetry, and folk dances," where "the true spirit of the nation (der Volksgeist) was popularized." Bound in marbled brown pastepaper over boards, brown calf-leather over tips and spines, with fleurs-de-lis stamped thereinto and gilt lettering stamped over variously colored leather labels. Heavy rubbing to, scuffing of exteriors, tips, edges, etc., and with some cracking of joint ends in a few volumes, neatly glue-repaired. Interiors generally and specifically clean and still bright, a bit toned, a bit waffly, with some penciled or penned marks from previous owner, but neither highlighting nor underlining nor excessive marginal or other notation. Shadowing verso from each folded-over tip of either marbled pastepaper or leather backing, thus 16 such marks to each volume, yet unobtrusive. From the personal collection of noted German scientist, Lutz Kiesow, as conveyed to me through his widow, Ursula Kiesow, the set having been obtained probably in 1955 (says his inscription at first free endpaper of one volume. Some soiling to endpapers. The set consists of the following volumes each with varying numbers of pages of frontis matter that are variously paginated: 1) four volumes of Ideen zur Geschichte der Menschheit (1784) (Ideas on the Philosophy of the History of Mankind): Volume 1: 248 pp., Volume 2: 306 pp., 339 pp., Volume 4: 306 pp. plus two-page index. 2) Kalligone (1800) (Calligone): 424 pp. 3) Gedichte (Poems), edited by Johann v. Muller, Volume 1: 319 pp., Volume 2: 267 pp. 4) Schriften zur Griechischenliteratur, edited by I.F. Heyne (Studies of Greek Literature): 398 pp. 5) Dramatische Stucke und Dichtungen (Dramatic Plays and Poems), edited by W.G. von Herder: 294 pp. 6) Adrastea und Briefe zur Beforderung der Humanitat (Adrastea: Events and Characters of the 18th Century), erster halfte: 389 pp., zweite halfte: 478 pp. , drierte halfte: 500 pp. 7) Fruchte aus den sogenannt' goldenen zeiten (Fruits of the so-called Golden Times) (1801-1803): 566 pp. 8) Abhandlungen und briefe uber Schone Literatur u. kunst (Treatises and letters on fine literature and art): 412 pp. 9) Seele und Gott (Soul and God): 379 pp.; 10) Verständnis und Erfahrung, Eine Metakritik der Kritik der reinen Vernunft (Understanding and Experience. A Metacritique of the Critique of Pure Reason. Part I. [Part II, Reason and Language]): 464 pp. 11) Gostscenien zur geschichtes der menschheit (Ghostscenes on the history of humanity): 400 pp. 12) Sophron (Sophron): 344 pp. 13) Der Cid (El Cid), edited by I.F. Heyne: 350 pp. 14) Propylaen der geschichte der Menschheit (Propylaen of the history of humanity): 375 pp. 15) Terpsichore (1795–96) (Terpsichore: a translation of the works of Jakob Balde): 367 pp. 16) Die Vorwelt (The Former World): 360 pp. plus some fold-out, multi-panel drawings. 17) Nachlese historischen schriften (Gleanings from Historical Writings): 419 pp. plus two-page index. All in, a good start on a collection in the original German of a leading, influential German writer and thinker.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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