Shelfmark
Ft.5.13 - Ft.5.14
Author
Uniform title
[Leiden des jungen Werthers. English]
Title
The sorrows of Werter: a German story. ...
Varying form of title
Sorrows of Werter
Varying form of title
The sorrows of Werter
Edition
A new edition..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed for J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall., M.DCC.LXXXV. [1785]
Physical description
2 v. (viii, 168 ; [4], 168 p.) ; 16 cm.
Note
A translation variously attributed to Richard Graves and Daniel Malthus, of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 'Die Leiden des jungen Werthers'.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T96190
Provenance
Ownership inscription on front free-endpaper of v. 1: Th: Gryffydd [Thomas Gryffydd] dated Shrewsbury, August 29th, [17]86.
Provenance
Both volumes with monograph bookplate "MG" within a foliate ribboned wreath.
Binding
Late 18th century tree calf; gold-tooled smooth spine with neoclassical motifs; red and black skiver spine labels lettered in gilt "Sorrow of Werter".
Copy-specific note
Author's name supplied in ink at head of v. 2 title page in a later hand, washed out.
Subject
Epistolary fiction, German Translations into English Early works to 1800.
Genre/Form
Letters.
Added entry--name
Dodsley, James, 1724 - 1797 bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng ger
Identifier
B54428