1920 Mindeudgave

Name: 1920 8vol Works of Gustav Wied Commemorative Edition Calf Binding Danish Mindeudgave
SKU: 588W2
Price: 340 GBP
Availability: InStock

Published: Copenhagen Gyldendalske Boghandel

Size: 7.5" by 5.5" Pagination: 402; 270, 239; 537; 397; 446; 325; 373; 408pp

The complete works of Gustave Wied

£340.00

weight: 5kgs / stock code: 588W2

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Description

Leather Binding

Complete in 8 volumes. Volume 1: Digt og virkelighed. Ungdomshistorier. 2. Livsens ondskab. Knagsted. 3. Slaegten. Faedrene aede druer. 4. En bryllupsnat. Første violin. Thummelumsen. Skaermydelser. Den gamle pavilion. Et opgør. 5. Satyrspil. - 6. Satyrspil og idyller. 7. Silhuetter. Barnlige sjaele. 8. Menneskens børn. Lystige historier. H.C. Andersen. To kroner og halvtreds. Den hellige aand. In the original Danish. Gustav Johannes Wied was a Danish writer best known for his satires. His works exposed the failings and hypocrisies of contemporary society, particularly the ruling classes, and he was even imprisoned for a seditious short story.

Condition

In half calf bindings. Externally, sound though somewhat rubbed in places. Spines to volumes 3-8 faded though spines to volume 1-2 retaining their colour. Wear to the heads and tails of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright aside from light spotting to the first and last few pages, particularly to the frontispiece at volume I. Related ephemera loosely inserted.

Overall: Very Good

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