This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ... the fearless! "Ha! Art fooled! The devil fooled thee! With the shot that broke the image Hell has cheated and deceived thee!" Naught for life cares Hackelberend; Two alone are precious to him, Now of these one lies in peril. Tremblingly he bears the maiden To the brook's cool-flowing waters; Tenderly he kneels beside ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ... the fearless! "Ha! Art fooled! The devil fooled thee! With the shot that broke the image Hell has cheated and deceived thee!" Naught for life cares Hackelberend; Two alone are precious to him, Now of these one lies in peril. Tremblingly he bears the maiden To the brook's cool-flowing waters; Tenderly he kneels beside her, And in deep-moved joy discovers That the shaft but touched her shoulder Soft he bathes the wound, and binds it, While with gentle words he soothes her, As her wondering eyes reopen;--Presses her with kindly urgence To come with him to the castle, Where Wulfhilde, like a sister, Will watch over and attend her. Half-alarmed, the maid refuses, Pleading that her father, searching, Would not rest until he found her. But the Count, in kind rejoinder, Soon allays her lingering scruples By the promise of a message To the collier in the forest. Now his eyes, so dark and burning, Seem to beam on her benignly, And his ever-dreaded presence Loses all its terror for her. Wondrous is the strange emotion That sweeps o'er her as she gazes At the gloomy man beside her. She no longer stems resistant This mysterious drift of feeling; And--there's Ludolf at the castle! So she yields and leans adrooping On the strong arm that supports her. Much its wonted inmates marvelled As the two approached the stronghold. Who had ever seen a flower On that close-drawn leather jerkin? Now, behold--the Count and Waldtraut! Kindly is the maiden's welcome--Known to all and greatly cherished Is this unspoiled child of nature. Sweet Wulfhilde speeds to nurse her, And Agnete, skilled in healing, Hurries for her precious unguents; While her lover's greetings mingle With his anger, half-forgiving, Toward the grim and rueful Huntsman, Whose fell shot had brought her to h...
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Ethan A Russell (Photos) Very Good. No Jacket. Book. Signed. Both Photographers Gift presentation written inside on front free end paper. Signed by the Translator.
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Woldemar Friedrich (after) Near Very Good. 8vo. x, 224pp, 10 bw ills. Or green cloth with title in gilt to front and spine. Great gilt vignette to front featuring castle on a hill, antlers, armour, falcon, spear and bow/arrows. Inscribed by translator on preliminary blank. Some insect damage to right edge of front cover, and spine, but still very bright and attractive copy. Epic German poem set in Hartz Mountains in Prussia.
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Woldemar Friedrich. Very Good+ No Dustjacket. Book New York: G. P. Putnam, 1905. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/No Dust jacket. Woldemar Friedrich. First American Edition, decorated American trade binding (monogram "wf" on cover-Woldemar Friedrich). Clean green cloth boards with gold decoration (castle on hill, with antlers, falcon, crossbow, sword, and helmet in foreground. Tiny closed tear to cloth at base of spine (1/4"), light surface wear to corners. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with gilt top page edges. Previous owner name and two dates at top edge of front free endpaper; previous owner inscription dated 1905 on blank fly leaf, inscription signed by Ralph-possibly the translator, Ralph Davidson. Lovely frontis illustration with clean tissue guard (10 total illustrations after designs by Woldemar Friedrich). Translated from the German by Ralph Davidson. 224 pages.
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near very good condition in decorated green cloth ( bumping at corners and spine ends-pen inscription)) Signed by the translator on the title page-Illustrations after designs by Woldemar Freidrich.
