Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe; Alice Raphael [trans.]; Lynd Ward [illus.]

Faust: A Tragedy [Limited Edition, Signed by Alice Raphael and Lynd Ward]

New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. Very Good +. Item #14846

New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. Limited Edition of 501 copies signed by Lynd Ward at base of frontispiece and by Alice Raphael at limitation page; this copy unnumbered. Octavo. 262 pp. Six woodcuts by Ward, including frontis with tissue guard, complete. Patterned boards with blue cloth spine lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt; patterned endpapers. Housed in publisher's slipcase with same pattern design as boards.

Boards show light edgewear with some general mild rubbing, and spine lightly sunned and rippled. Binding is sound. Bookseller ticket to front pastedown, ownership stamp to half title, slight discoloration to corners of illustrations, as appears common with this title. Slipcase shows light wear and rubbing along edges, else sturdy and sound.

Price: $300.00