HAUFF, Wilhelm. Lichtenstein: or, The Swabian League. An historical romance. Translated from the German, by Frank Woodley and William Lander. Bruce & Wyld. 1846
1846. Ad. on verso of final leaf. BOUND WITH: PAALZOW, Henriette von. Godway Castle; or, The fortunes of a King's daughter. An historical romance. Edited from the papers of the Duchess of Nottingham. Translated from the German, by Frances Kinderley Barnard. 1846. 2 works in 1 vol. in later half calf, black cloth sides. An oddly effective and not unattractive binding.
¶Lichtenstein: eine romantische Sage, 1826? First English edition, 1839, under the title The Banished: a Swabian historical tale. Edited by James Morier, published by Colburn in London and Galignani in Paris. First edition of this translation by Woodley & Lander for Bruce & Wyld's Library of Foreign Romance. Only four copies on Copac: BL (2), Manchester, Aberdeen. Godwie-Castle, 1838. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Only two copies on Copac: BL & Cambridge. Henriette von Paalzow, author of several historical novels, was born in Berlin around 1788, and died in 1847.
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