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790 - Keller, Gottfried
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Estimate €300 - €360
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Description
Keller, Gottfried Green Henry. Novel. New edition. 4 volumes. Stuttgart, Göschen, 1879. Original brown linen bindings with rich gold and black embossing (spines of vols. 2 and 3 skilfully reinforced. Inner joints strengthened, only slightly rubbed). First edition of the final version. - Borst 2539. - Zippermann 11. - “Alongside Goethe’s *Wilhelm Meister* and Stifter’s *Nachsommer*, this work is generally regarded as the most significant German-language Bildungsroman of the 19th century” (KLL 9, 273). - Title page of Vol. I bearing a handwritten owner’s inscription from 1887; endpaper with a pasted-in portrait. Some slight foxing in places; overall a good copy. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints and Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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