Description: All photos are of the specific item for sale. 1902Folk Tales Told by Gustav Schwab and J. K. August Musaeus Illustrated by Joseph Damberger, Richard Mauff, Franz Staffen, and Franz Muller-Munster Rare Antique Book ~ Profusely Illustrated ~ Art Nouveau ~ Fairy Tales ~ Faerie ~ Folktales ~ Folklore ~ Myth ~ Legend ~ Macabre ~ Occult ~ Unicorns ~ Fairies ~ Elves ~ Demons ~ Devils ~ Monsters ~ Gods ~ Nymphs ~ Water Spirits ~ Mermaids ~ Supernatural ~ Villages ~ Castles ~ Kings ~ Queens ~ Princes ~ Princesses ~ Magical Fruit ~ Death by Hanging ~ Murder ~ Hell ~ Damnation ~ Magic ~ Forests ~ Enchantment ~ Omens ~ Prophecies Stories:“Stumme Liebe,” sometimes known as “The Spectre-Barber,” was translated into French by Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès as part of his collection of German ghost-stories, Fantasmagoriana, which inspired Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and John William Polidori's “The Vampyre.” Libussa, the youngest daughter of the mythical Czech ruler Krok, was the wisest of three sisters, and while her sister Kazi was a healer and her sister Teta was a magician, Libussa had the gift of seeing the future. Fortunat is a poor man who one day meets the goddess of fortune. When given the choice, he chooses wealth rather than wisdom, health, or strength, and receives a magic purse which will always remain full of money no matter how often he takes some out. “Die Nymphe des Brunnens” follows the intricate lives of a noble family, highlighting their tribulations and the influence of water spirits. The tale centers on the character of Mathilde, the wife of a notorious robber. After an encounter with a mysterious water nymph, she learns of her husband's fate and the future of their unborn daughter. Publisher:Berlin: Herausgegben und verlegt wird der Jungbrunnen von Fischer und Franke, 1902. Features:Measures 7.75 x 6.75 inches.Original decorative-cloth publisher’s binding: blue-gray cloth with embossed blue and gold-gilt stamping.Signed-binding with “WB” monogram.Beveled edges to boards.Beautiful patterned endpapers.Four poster-like color title pages.Frontispiece.Many, many full-page plates, illustrations, borders, and decorations reminiscent of artists such as Aubrey Beardsley and Will Bradley.376 pages (not paginated). Condition:Very Good.The covers are clean and bright with minor fraying and bumping at the corners, tanning to the spine, rubbing to the spine edges, and light scuffing and smudging. The textblock is square and solid. The pages are generally clean and bright with light finger smudges and spots to numerous pages. Tiny hole at the left edge of the title page. Thin, light water stain to the bottom corner of about three-quarters of the pages. No writing or marking. Volksmarchen erzahlt von Gustav Schwab und J. K. August Musaeus mit Bildern von Joseph Damberger, Richard Mauss, Franz Staffen, und Franz Muller-Munster
Price: 295 USD
Location: Amherst, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-12-12T22:04:46.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.88 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Publisher's Binding, Decorative Cloth, Antique, Victorian, Embossed, Art Nouveau, Gold Gilt, Color Plates, Full-Page Plates, Signed-Binding
Author: Gustav Schwab and Johann Karl August Musaus
Publisher: Fischer und Franke
Topic: Fairy Tales & Fantasy
Printing Year: 1902
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1902
Original/Facsimile: Original
