GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. The Sorrows of Werter: a German Story, founded on fact, London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1779, 2 vols., small 8vo, contemporary tree calf, smooth spines gilt with green and red morocco lettering-pieces, maroon morocco folding box by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, occasional marginal stains, FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH AND FIRST ENGLISH EDITION OF ANY OF GOETHE'S WORKS, translated by Daniel Malthus from Audry's French version and frequently reprinted during the following decade. Oswald 29. Bookplate of The Garden, Ltd. (sale, Sotheby's New York, 10 November 1989, lot 153). (2)

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GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. The Sorrows of Werter: a German Story, founded on fact, London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1779, 2 vols., small 8vo, contemporary tree calf, smooth spines gilt with green and red morocco lettering-pieces, maroon morocco folding box by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, occasional marginal stains, FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH AND FIRST ENGLISH EDITION OF ANY OF GOETHE'S WORKS, translated by Daniel Malthus from Audry's French version and frequently reprinted during the following decade. Oswald 29. Bookplate of The Garden, Ltd. (sale, Sotheby's New York, 10 November 1989, lot 153). (2)