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Not Stated: Gotha & Neu York Im Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, 1828. Leather. Very Good. 4.5" by 3". None. An original German pocket sized edition of Gottlieb Klopstock's poem 'Messias'. Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock's epic poem Messias. In the original German. Bound by John Bird of Hatton Park. Complete, ten volumes bound in three. Published as a part of the 'Miniatur-Bibliothek' series. All three volumes are pocket sized. Der Messisas is a poem which comprises of 19,458 dactylic hexameters. Thematically, the poem deals with redemption of mankind and the poem opens with Jesus's entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. This poem is Klopstock's best known work. In half calf bindings with paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart with small patches of minor rubbing to the extremities and to the joints. A small amount of slight rubbing to the head and tail of spines and to the paper covered boards. Binder's stamp to front pastedowns, John Bird Hatton Garden. Prior… Read More