Shakespeare, William

Sonnette [First German Language Edition]

Shakespeare, William. Karl Lachmann, translator. Sonnette. Berlin: G. Reimer, 1820. First German language edition. 
32mo (approx. 4.75 x 4.25 inches). [2], 153pp. Contemporary textured boards, patterned in gilt, gilt-stamped leather title to spine. Text in German. 
First German language edition of Shakespeare’s sonnets, translated by nineteenth-century philologist Karl Lachmann. Of the 154 sonnets, numbers 134, 136, and 151 have been omitted. 

Boards and spine ends gently rubbed and edgeworn; endleaves refreshed; some pages reinforced with archival tape along gutters. Very good. Item #2820

Price: $750.00