Die Leiden des Jungen Werthers.
Maastricht: Halcyon Press, 1931. Octavo. (256)pp. From an edition of 140, this is one of 125 copies on Pannekoek paper. All plates are signed by the illustrator, John Buckland Wright, and the publisher, A. A. M. Stols, has signed the colophon page. This is the third book bearing Buckland Wright's artwork, and it marks his first use of copper (rather than wood) engravings for book illustrations. The style employed here is slightly atypical of Buckland Wright, who depicts more bucolic elements rather than his customary eroticism. Reid notes that this book "is far scarcer than the printed limitation suggests" as "only a relatively few sets of the engravings were printed." Bound in full blue morocco by Louis Malcorps, with cover decoration in gilt after a design by Buckland Wright. T.e.g. Housed in the publisher's marbled slipcase, which shows some light shelfwear. Item #31667
(Reid A3).
Price: $6,500.00