Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), Radierte Blätter nach Handzeichnungen. c.1821

GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832). Radierte Blätter nach Handzeichnungen herausgegeben von C.A. Schwerdgeburth. Magdeburg: Caesar Mazzucchi [c. 1821].

Very rare first edition of Goethe’s poem of 6 stanzas, illustrated by six etchings by Carl Lieber and Carl Holdermann after Goethe’s drawings.

'Ich sah die Welt mit diebevollen Blicken,
Und Welt und ich, wir schwelgten im Entzücken;
So duftig war, belebend, immer Frisch
Wie Fels, wie Strom, so Bergwald und Gebüsch...'

This work was published by the Weimar painter and engraver Carl-August Schwerdgeburth (1785-1878), who also engraved a famous posthumous portrait of Goethe.

Quarto (392 x 310mm). 4 pages of text printed on a bifolium wrapper of brown paper, the letterpress on the outer covers within decorative border, imprint on upper cover outside the border, woodcut vignette on lower cover within border, uncut (plates lightly spotted, margins of wrapper a little crumpled, light vertical creasefold to whole).

Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.

Conditions of Sale
FAQs
This lot is offered by Christie Manson & Woods Ltd

Brought to you by

Sophie Hopkins

A Christie's specialist may contact you to discuss this lot or to notify you if the condition changes prior to the sale.

shopkins@christies.com +44 207 752 3144