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Conversations of Goethe/Conversations with Eckermann: Being Appreciations and Criticisms on Many Subjects
by Eckermann, Johann Peter; Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von; Wood, Wallace (Introduction)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG-/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York/London: M. Walter Dunne, 1901. Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. A collection of journal-entry-like letters detailing interactions between German writer Johann Peter Eckermann & the famed Johann Wolfgang von Goethe during the final years of Goethe's life. Preface by Eckermann, Introduction by Wallace Wood, in 397 pages with Index. Eckermann's best-known work, providing intimate details of Goethe's later life from the perspective of his longtime friend, editor, & archivist. Orig. published in 1836, this is a 1901 edition. Burgundy cloth-covered boards, black title circle surrounded in gilt on spine. Condition is VG- (minus): generally very clean, with light tanning around page edges. Former owner's name & old prices on ffep. Both hinges are cracked; text block secure. Minor rubbing to extremities. No DJ, as issued (never came with one). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017669
- Title
- Conversations of Goethe/Conversations with Eckermann: Being Appreciations and Criticisms on Many Subjects
- Author
- Eckermann, Johann Peter; Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von; Wood, Wallace (Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- M. Walter Dunne
- Place of Publication
- New York/London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- WRITERS GERMAN GERMANY NINETEENTH 19TH CENTURY FRIENDS EDITOR LETTERS INTERVIEWS CORRESPONDENCE BIOGRAPHY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography-Biography-Journals-Letters; Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories;
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