The Devil’s Elixir

by E. T A. Hoffmann

$15,000 · Offered by Biblioctopus

First edition

Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & T. Cadell, 1824. First Edition. 2 vols. in one. First in English. Original blue cloth backed boards, and printed paper spine label. Light wear, bookplate, small ink signature to the title page, a little foxed, but withal near fine, amazing condition for any book this vintage, especially this one. A rare book, even when it’s rebound, and this is the only copy I have ever

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