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Lavater,J.C.

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Auction dateClassic
15.12.2022 10:00UTC +02:00
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Auktionshaus Kiefer
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Germany, Pforzheim
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Lot 1288 | Lavater,J.C.
Physiognomische Fragmente, zur Beförderung der Menschenkenntnis und Menschenliebe. Erster (- Vierter) Versuch in 4 Bdn. Lpz. u. Winterthur, Weidmanns Erben, Reich, H.Steiner u. Comp. 1775-78. Fol. Mit 4 gest. Vign., 229 (statt 343) Kupfertaf. u. zahlr. Textkupfern v. D.Chodowiecki, J.C.Fuessli, Holzhalb, J.H.Lips, J.E.Haid, J.R.Schellenberg u.a. Mod. Ldrbde. in mod. Lwd.-Schubern.
Schulte-Strathaus, 106, 77a. Weigelt/L., 274.1-4. Rümann 603. Goedeke IV, 262, 31a. Lonchamp 1759. Engelmann 107, 112-116, 123, 124, 126, 127, 143, 144, 146 u. Bauer 192-203, 205, 233 (Chodowiecki). Tanner 843 ff (Schellenberg). - Erste deutsche Ausgabe der berühmten Physiognomie. Nur in kleiner Auflage von 750 Expl. gedruckt. Bedeutend ist der Anteil Goethes, der an der Redaktion des Gesamtwerkes beteiligt war und 32 Textbeiträge beisteuerte. Ein grosser Teil der Kupfer wurde von Lips und Schellenberg gestochen; Chodowiecki lieferte 81 Kupfer, davon 13 von ihm selbst gestochen. Unter den zahlreichen Portraits berühmter Persönlichkeiten interessieren besonders 7 Bildnisse von Goethe (vgl. Schulte-Strathaus, Bildnisse Goethes, 1910 S. 7-10). - Breitrandiges, unbeschn. Ex. Einige Bl. verbunden, schwach gebräunt, tls. etw. fl., stellenweise etw. wasserrandig, einige Textbl. u. Taf. meist in kleinerem Format, tls. etw. Randläsuren. - Some leaves bound in, slightly browned, partly a little bit stained, some waterstains, some text leaves and plates mostly in smaller format, partly marginal tears.
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