Schiller's Works: Illustrated by The Greatest German Artists (in Four Volumes: Poems, Dramas, Dramas, Histories) by Frederich Von Schiller - 1883

2009. softcover. fine. slim 8vo. brown wraps. 113pp. . Family run used bookstore open to the public since 1988. 30 Years of Bookselling Experience backing the careful selection and description of each book we offer.

United States: International Council of the Arts, 1980. Book. Good. Paperback. Withdrawn from the library collection.. THE SCRIPT! Acting edition. Some library marking, stamp and card pocket. A library script is useful because the text flows clearly. Enjoy this reliable Acting Script. .

London: Ernest Nister, 1895. First Nister Edition. Paperbound. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. /No Dust Jacket. J. Ayton Symington. Smaller duodecimo, [13.75cn/5.5inches] paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 47. Colour cover and frontis illustrated by J. Ayton Symington. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Wiki notes: The "Song of the Bell" (German: "Das Lied von der Glocke", also translated as "The Lay of the Bell") was published in 1798. It is one of the most famous poems of German literature and with 430 lines one of Schiller's longest. In it, Schiller combines a knowledgeable technical description of a bellfounding with points of view and comments on human life, its possibilities and risks.

NY: Easton Press, 1952. 1st thus Limited edition, full tan leather w/raides bands, gilt decoratins/titles; moire end papers; all edges heavy gilt; satin marker; 160; clean, unmarked pages/apppendix; lite toniing of end papers. 1st. Leatherbound. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Rafaello Busoni. 4 Vo; 3.5 Pounds.

NY: Limited Editions, 1951. 1st thus Limited, Numbered edition, #1098 of 1500 numbered, signed by artist; brown/tan c in Very Good brown slipcase; 163 clean, unmarked pages. SIGNED By Illustrator. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Charles Hug. 4 Vo; 3.5 Pounds.

Paisley, Scotland: The Gleniffer Press, 1988. 17 pp. 6/8 x 1". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this being #42. Black querolin boards, perfect bound, gilt title on cover, original packaging, hand numbered on the colophon, in English and German, in fine condition. First written in 1785, this beautiful poetry is best known for its use by Ludwig van Beethoven in the final (fourth) movement of his Ninth Symphony

Zurich: for Members of the Limited editions Club, 1951. One of 1500 signed by the artist. Illustrated by Charles Hug. 1 vols. 4to. Cloth and boards. Fine in slipcase. Hug, Charles. One of 1500 signed by the artist. Illustrated by Charles Hug. 1 vols. 4to.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1954. 1st printing, thus, with review slip laid in; dj w/lite chipping, unclipped price, in mylar; tan c lw/gilt titles on red; 146 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8 Vo.

LAY OF THE BELL
Schiller, Friedrich von. Lay of the Bell. Translated by the right Hon. Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart.
Published by Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1875
Forty-two illustrations, original green Victorian cloth, decorative gilt title and bell on the front cover. Very good condition throughout.
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (German: November 1759 – 9 May 1805) was a German poet, philosopher, physician, historian and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller developed a productive, if complicated, friendship with the already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. They frequently discussed issues concerning aesthetics, and Schiller encouraged Goethe to finish works he left as sketches. This relationship and these discussions led to a period now referred to as Weimar Classicism. They also worked together on Xenien, a collection of short satirical poems in which both Schiller and Goethe challenge opponents of their philosophical vision.… Read More

Stuttgart und Tubigen: J.G. Cotta, 1844. First Impression. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Oktav, [20.5cm/8inches], Vollchromprägung Rhein grünen Tuch Staub sans Jacken, Vol. paginiert, von denen jeder mit einem gravierten,-und Gewebe-geschützten, frontis sowie Textplatten Illustrierte. Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, (1759 - 1805), war ein deutscher Dichter, Philosoph, Historiker und Dramatiker. Während der letzten 17 Jahre seines Lebens schlug Schiller eine produktive und ziemlich kompliziert, Freundschaft mit Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Sie diskutierten häufig Fragen der Ästhetik, und Schiller Goethe angeregt, um Werke, die er als Skizzen links beenden. Die Freundschaft führte zu dem, was heute als Weimarer Klassik bezeichnet. Die beiden arbeiteten auch zusammen auf Xenien, eine Sammlung von kurzen satirischen Gedichte, in denen sowohl Schiller und Goethe Herausforderung Gegner, um ihre philosophische Vision. Er ist vielleicht am besten… Read More