(RETZSCH, Moritz). SCHILLER, Friedrich von

Fridolin, Huit Dessins de Retzsch, avec une traduction littérale, et vers par vers, de la ballade de Schiller, intitulée Fridolin, oder der Gang nach dem Eisenhammer, par Mme Elise Voïart, auteur des six amours.

Paris, Audot, 1829. Landscape format (oblong 12 x 15 cm). Original illustrated wrappers illustrated with a wood engraving copying the first engraving by Retzsch. 24 pages and 8 extratext engravings. First edition. Small ticket on cover. Backstrip worn, cover a bit spotted and with edgewear. Somewhat foxed. Bookplate of Eugene Strens. Attractive little book with prints by Moritz Retzsch. Cover title: Ballade de Schiller, traduite par Madame Élise Voïart, avec 8 gravures d'après les dessins de Retszch.

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Book number: 205912

Catalogue: 19th Century - 19e eeuw

SCHILLER, FRIEDRICH; RETZSCH, MORITZ [ILLUS.]

Umrisse Zu Schiller's Lied Von Der Glocke, Nebst Andeutungen [Outlines to Schiller's Song of the Bell, with Notes]

Stuttgart: Cotta Publishing, [1860]. Reprint. Brown hardback cloth spine with glazed boards. (More images available on request). 260mm x 340mm (10" x 13"). 16pp, 43pl. 43 plates comprising Moritz' outline engravings for the poem. Text in original German. In 1834, German artist Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch created a series of 43 outline engravings to visually interpret Schiller's poem. These illustrations were published under the title "Outlines to Schiller's Song of the Bell.. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed with minor wear and light marking. Inner hinges cracked. Browning to prelims. Minor edge-tears to fore-edge .

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Book number: k5083

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry German