The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe, First Edition (15 results)

Condition: Good. 1st. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition paperback with full number line. Book in good condition.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Penguin Classics relaunch.Visiting an idyllic German village, Werther, a sensitive young man, falls in love with sweet-natured Lotte. Though he realizes that Lotte is to marry Albert, he is unable to subdue his passion and his infatuation torments him to the point of despair. The first great 'confessional' novel, it draws both on Goethe's own unrequited love for Charlotte Buff and on the death of a close friend.The book was an immediate success and a cult rapidly grew up around it, resulting in numerous copycat deaths as well as violent criticism and suppression for its apparent support of suicide. Goethe's exploration of the mind of an artist at odds with society and ill-equipped to cope with life remains as poignant as when it was first written. Visiting an idyllic German village, Werther, a sensitive young man, meets and falls in love with sweet-natured Charlotte. Although he realises that she is to marry Albert, he is unable to subdue his passion and his infatuation torments him to the point of despair. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

MM paperback in glossy wraps. 1st printing. The definitive English-language translations. Bright tight PB copy. V-958. 201 pp. VG+, no spine creases, a few underlines in Foreword only else unmarked.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by YOUNG, gary cover art. (illustrator). VERY GOOD Condition.CLEAN, SOLID,BRIGHT; Red ttiles on glossy white paper covers showing CLOUDS OUTLINED IN WHITE, BLUE SKY cover art ; 296pg pages; fresh translation of the work, this edition contains notes and an afterword by the translator that aims to put this novel into historical and artistic perspective for twentieth-century readers first edition,1pt THUS; 13579108642pt line.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book is in Very Good condition. Cover is clean with no marks or stains. Binding is tight, edges are square, corners are sharp. Pages are clean with no writing or underlining. Book appears to be unread. A Great Copy! An Awesome Buy! None.

Hardcover, in dust jacket. Jacket woodcut by Stephen Alcorn. (illustrator). Translated by Elizabeth Mayer and Louise Bogan. Poems translated by W. H. Auden. Foreword by W. H. Auden. Near fine in near fine dust jacket with sticker residue rear panel, in mylar cover. First Modern Library edition, first printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An excellent copy. Dust jacket is fully intact. All pages clean, crisp and fresh. Publisher's note: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832) is one of the towering figures of world culture, a universal man whose extraordinary talents found expression in literature, drama, autobiography, politics and the sciences. Size: 21 x 13.3 x 5.8 cm. lxiii,1180pp. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 -- Translations into English; ISBN: 1857152468. ISBN/EAN: 9781857152463. Add. Inventory No: 240522SW006.

Hardcover; First Printing. Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: NF. First Edition Thus. Just a hint of shelfwear in a protected DJ. ; Goethe: The Collected Works, Vol. 11; 6.5 X 1 X 9.5 inches; 304 pages.

First editions thus. 12mo. Faust 1. Translated by Philip Wayne. 197 pp. / Faust 2. Translated with an introduction and notes by David Constantine with a preface by A. S. Byatt. / Elective Affinities. Translated with an introduction by R. J. Hollindale. 300 pp. / Italian Journey. Translated by W. H. Auden and Elizabeth Mayer. 508 pp. / Sorrows of Young Werther. Translated with an introduction by Michael Hulse. 144 pp. Softcover bindings, very good condition. (60659).