THE WORKS OF FREDERICK SCHILLER. EARLY DRAMAS AND ROMANCES. THE ROBBERS, FIESCO, LOVE AND INTRIGUE, DEMETRIUS, THE GHOST-SEER, AND THE SPORT OF DESTINY. Translated from the German, Chiefly by Henry G. Bohn. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1849. Octavo, pp. [i-v] vi-xii [xiii] xiv-xvii [xviii-xx] [xxxi-xxii] [1] 2-493 [494: "erratum"] + undated 40-page publisher's catalogue and 4-page "prospectus of Bohn's Standard Library" inserted at rear, original decorated green cloth, front and rear panels stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold and blind, yellow coated endpapers, all edges untrimmed. First printing of this edition. Collects THE GHOST-SEER, four plays, and "The Sport of Destiny." THE GHOST-SEER was first published in German in 1789 and in English (abridged) in 1795. "A very interesting story, of great historical importance in the development of the secret society branch of the Gothic and Romantic novel." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1449. Morgan, A Critical Bibliography of German Literature in English Translation 7963, cites this as a superior translation. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 1-134. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 1-94. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 1-336 and 1-337. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978) or Reginald (1979; 1992). See Bloch (2002) 2751. Top edge of text block dusty, a very good copy. (#130474).
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