Goethe’s Faust with Illustrations by Harry Clarke [Limited Edition Signed by Harry Clarke]

Description

Title

Goethe’s Faust with Illustrations by Harry Clarke [Limited Edition Signed by Harry Clarke]

Publisher

George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.

Publication Date

1925

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Near Fine

Signed

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Clarke, Harry (illustrator). First Limited Edition. Signed and limited first edition. From signed limitation page: “Edition limited to one thousand copies for England and one thousand copies for the United States, of which this is No. ‘579’ of the English issue. Rare edition from George G. Harrap. Large 8 1/4″ x 10 5/8” design. Grey boards, cream vellum (leather) spine wrap, gilt spine titles, moderate shelf wear. Includes eight brilliantly miasmic color plates by Harry Clarke and intriguing nouveau illustration throughout in full and partial-page designs. Translated into English, in the original metric by John Anster. Many of the beautiful illustrations were considered erotic and so the book was originally banned in Ireland. The numerous head and tail pieces are rich with stylized figures and symbolic designs while Clarke’s full-page images hypnotize us with their eerie and occult atmosphere and surreal creatures. The riveting tension between Goethe’s concept of good and evil and the mythic proportions of his Mephistopheles, Faust, Margaret, and Martha, are all marvelously conjured in this outstanding volume. Collector’s Item.