Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre. 1821

GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832). Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre oder Die Entsagenden. Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta, 1821.

First edition of Goethe’s experimental final novel. A sequel to Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre (1795-1796), this first version of Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre was heavily revised and expanded for the 1829 version published as part of the Ausgabe letzter Hand. Its innovative form, which only gained its due critical appreciation in the 20th century, consists of discrete sections including short stories, novellas and poems. Hagen 425.

Octavo (162 x 102mm). (Repaired tear in text, some light spotting and marginal staining). Contemporary marbled boards, paper spine label (extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: erased inscription on endpaper.

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