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GOETHE (JOHANN WOLFGANG VON) / Les souffrances du jeune Werther par Goëthe

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GOETHE (JOHANN WOLFGANG VON) / The sufferings of young Werther by Goëthe.
Translated by Count Henri de La B. Seconde édition. À Paris, de l'Impr. de Crapelet, 1845. In-8, XII p., [2] f. (errata, fx-title),304 p., fr., pl., contemporary red half-maroquin with corners, 5-ribbed spine, gilt author and title, gilt head, witnesses preserved (slight rubbing to corners, russeting on q. pl., q. light transfers).
Second edition of the translation by Comte de la Bédoyère.
First edition of 4 etched hors-texte figures by Burdet after Tony Johannot.
An exceptional copy, belonging to the translator, Count Henri de La Bedoyère (gilded armorial bookplate on the flyleaf). Printed on wove paper in in-4° format, it contains the 4 plates in 4 states, including 3 before the letter, and the extremely rare pure etching.
(Vicaire III, 1012)