Ballads translated from the German and illustrated by L.E.G., 1854.

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Ballads translated from the German and illustrated by L.E.G., 1854.

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The poems are arranged with the German on the left and English on the right. There are 25 poems from German (Ludwig Uhland, August Platen, Johann Goethe, Emanuel Geibel). The calligraphy is ornate. The German pages are adorned simply with a black floral or geometric border. Each English page is decorated in the style of an illuminated manuscript. At the end is a single poem, written in French and in normal handwriting, "On the death of A.L., aged 17 months," signed L.E.G.

1 v. (100 p.) : calf ; 22 cm.

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Uhland, Ludwig, 1787-1862

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German poet. Full name: Johann Ludwig Uhland. From the description of Ludwig Uhland poem, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981242 ...

Geibel, Emanuel, 1815-1884

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German poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Lübeck, to an unidentified actress who is preparing to make a guest appearance in the title role of his drama Sophonisbe, 1869 Feb. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269573691 From the description of Autograph note signed : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870858 Emanuel Geibel was a German author, and one of the most popular poets of his day. A good technical poet, his most popular work...

Platen, August, Graf von, 1796-1835

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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (b. August 29, 1749, Free Imperial City of Frankfurt-d. March 22, 1832, Weimar) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, and natural scientist. He is often ranked with Shakespeare and Dante as one of the three most important poets in history. Goethe gained early fame with The Sorrows of Young Werther, published in 1774, but his most famous work is Faust, a poetic drama in two parts....

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