Goethe's neue Schriften
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Friedrich Unger (Publisher), Johann Friedrich Reichardt (Composer), J. H. Meyer (Artist), Meno Haas (Engraver), Johann Friedrich Bolt (Engraver)
Print Book, German, 1792-1800
Bey Johann Friedrich Unger, Berlin, 1792-1800
7 v. : ill., music ; 15-19 cm.
21316494
"Mit kurfürstl. Sächs. Privilegium."
Some volumes exist in "Doppeldrücke", i.e., were reset and reprinted at a later date
Band 3-6 also reissued in a title edition with special t.p. Cf. Hagen, 221
Erster Band: 1792. 1 folded leaf, [4], 224, 223-248, 349-464, [2] p. Signatures: pi² A-O⁸ P⁷ Q⁴ R⁷ T-Z⁸ 2A⁶ + 1 engr. leaf. "Mit einem Küpfer" on t.p. Family tree on folded leaf at end. 1 "Doppeldrück" with identical t.p.: N¹. Examples exist that mix N and N¹. Two "Doppeldrücke" with 1800 as date on t.p.: N² (based on mixture of N and N¹)--and N³ (based on N²). Pagination in N³ is corrected: [4], 364 p. Cf. Hagen
Zweyter Band: 1794. [2], 491, [3] p. Signatures: pi¹² A-2F⁸ 2G⁷. Errata leaf on p. [2] at end. Two states called N and N[alpha]. Page 421 misnumbered 321 in state N. Two "Doppeldrücke" on cheaper paper with identical title page, no errata leaf, and p. 421 not misnumbered: N¹ (based on N)--and N² (based on N¹). Cf. Hagen
Dritter Band. 1795. 3 folded leaves of music, [4], 364 p. Signatures: pi² A-Y⁸ Z⁴ 2A². Two "Doppeldrücke" with identical t.p.: N¹ (based on N)--and N² (based on N) as per Hagen. Cf. Hagen
Vierter Band. 1795. 2 folded leaves of music, 374, [2] p. Signatures: [A]⁸ B-Z⁸ 2A⁴. "Nachricht an den Buchbinder" on p. [1] and advertisements on p. [2] at end. Two "Doppeldrücke": N¹ (based on N)--and N² (based on N). Cf. Hagen
Fünfter Band. 1795. 2 folded leaves of music, 371, [1] p. Signatures: pi¹ A-Z⁸ 2A². Two "Doppeldrücke": N¹ (based on N)--and N² (based on N). Cf. Hagen
Sechster Band. 1796. 1 folded leaf of music. 507, [5] p. Signatures: pi¹ A-2I⁸. P. 263-264 misnumbered p. 265-266, p. 386 misnumbered 286, p. 422 misnumbered 402. Publisher's advertisements on p. [2-5] at end. One "Doppeldrück": N¹ (misnumbered pages corrected). Some examples have 1795 as imprint date on analytical title page
Siebenter Band. 1800. 2 leaves of plates, [2], 380, [2] p. Signatures: engraved t.p. A-Z⁸ 2A⁷. Lacks privilegio statement. "Mit Küpfern" on t.p. Title vignette by Unger, based on drawing by J.H. Meyer. 2 engraved illustrations in text, by Meno Haas and Fr. Bolt, after Meyer. Publisher's advertisements on p. [1-2] at end
Music composed by J.F. Reichardt