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Large Volume Antique Book, Faust, Goethe, German, Illustrated Fiction, Victorian
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Large Volume Antique Book, Faust, Goethe, German, Illustrated Fiction, Victorian

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This is a large volume antique copy of Faust by Goethe. A German, bound fiction book, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) was a German writer, poet, playwright, and philosopher, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in Western literature. His most famous work, Faust, is a tragic play that follows the story of a scholar who makes a pact with the devil, in pursuit of ultimate knowledge and pleasure. The play, written in two parts, explores themes of ambition, human limitations, and redemption. Beyond Faust, Goethe made significant contributions to poetry, drama, and prose. Goethe was deeply involved in science, particularly in optics, and his Theory of Colours (1810) presented a critique of Newtonian colour theory.

Of superb proportion, with large pages and easily legible print

Displays a desirable aged patina, in lightly time worn and intact order

Bound in half calf over marble paper, with ribbed spine and gilt titling

Published in German, this is the Erster Theil, or first part

Fascinating theatre posters added to the inside pages, for a performance in May 1876

Illustrated with incidental detail and lede images, from plate engravings

Further illustrated throughout with applied lithographs by August von Kreling (1818 - 1876)

This is a striking antique copy of Faust, in a pleasingly large volume and with appealing illustrative detail. Delivered ready to enjoy.

Dimensions:

Max Width: 39cm (15.25'')

Max Depth: 4cm (1.5'')

Max Height: 51cm (20'')

Physical Dimensions
Height
51cm (20.08")
Width
39cm (15.35")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Declaration

London Fine Antiques has dated this Victorian Leather Bound Book to the Victorian era.

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SA1132468
Dealers Internal Reference
25251
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This is a large volume antique copy of Faust by Goethe. A German, bound fiction book, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) was a German writer, poet, playwright, and philosopher, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in Western literature.
London Fine Antiques

His most famous work, Faust, is a tragic play that follows the story of a scholar who makes a pact with the devil, in pursuit of ultimate knowledge and pleasure. The play, written in two parts, explores themes of ambition, human limitations, and redemption. Beyond Faust, Goethe made significant contributions to poetry, drama, and prose. Goethe was deeply involved in science, particularly in optics, and his Theory of Colours (1810) presented a critique of Newtonian colour theory.

fig 1. A large antique book bound in red leather and marbled brown paper with gold gilt detailing along the spine.
fig 1. Large Volume Antique Book, Faust, Goethe, German, Illustrated Fiction, Victorian

Of superb proportion, with large pages and easily legible print

Displays a desirable aged patina, in lightly time worn and intact order

Bound in half calf over marble paper, with ribbed spine and gilt titling

fig 2. A large antique book bound in red leather and marbled brown paper with gold gilt detailing along the spine.
fig 2. Large Volume Antique Book, Faust, Goethe, German, Illustrated Fiction, Victorian

Published in German, this is the Erster Theil, or first part

Fascinating theatre posters added to the inside pages, for a performance in May 1876

Illustrated with incidental detail and lede images, from plate engravings

fig 3. A large antique book bound in red leather and marbled brown paper with gold gilt detailing along the spine.
fig 3. Large Volume Antique Book, Faust, Goethe, German, Illustrated Fiction, Victorian

Further illustrated throughout with applied lithographs by August von Kreling (1818 - 1876)

This is a striking antique copy of Faust, in a pleasingly large volume and with appealing illustrative detail. Delivered ready to enjoy.

Dimensions:

Max Width: 39cm (15.25'')

Max Depth: 4cm (1.5'')

Max Height: 51cm (20'')

Height
51cm (20.08")
Width
39cm (15.35")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Date of Manufacture

London Fine Antiques has dated this Victorian Leather Bound Book to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1132468
Dealers Internal Ref
25251
London Fine Antiques
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Victorian bindings often utilised half or full leather, frequently morocco or calfskin, adorned with gold foil tooling along the spine. These volumes featured raised spine bands, marbled paper or cloth boards, and gilded page edges to offer both protection and visual elegance.

19th-century books were constructed using vegetable-tanned animal hides, heavy pasteboard, hand-marbled paper, and cotton thread bindings. Decorative embellishments were added using metal finishing tools pressed with genuine gold leaf.

Authentic period books display characteristic age marks such as natural foxing on rag paper pages, surface patina and rubbing on the leather, and genuine raised spine bands created by the underlying sewing structure rather than modern stick-on faux bands.

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