The Sorrows of Werter Werther : A German Story

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

$19,000 · Offered by Whitmore Rare Books

First edition

London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1779. First English language edition. 2 vols. in 1. 1st edition in English, translated by Daniel Malthus, father of the celebrated economist. 19th century 3/4 calf, no half–titles, sides a little rubbed else a nearly fine, clean copy of a very scarce book. The auction record shows 2 copies sold in the last 40 years, 1 of them twice. First

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