DAS AMELUNGENLIED. ERSTER THEIL: WIELAND DER SCHMIED BY DR. KARL SIMROCK, 3 VOLUMES, 1843

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1843. Stuttgart and Tubingen, Germany. I.G. Cotta?scher Verlag, Publisher. Complete in 3 volumes. All volumes are in Very Good+ to Very Good condition. Written entirely in German. All volumes are bound in half, brown leather hard covers with marbled boards. The spines are embossed in red and gold for the title, and are intricately tooled. The spines are hubbed. The bindings are tight, with no pages missing. There is some light foxing on some of the pages. The title translates to The Amelungenlied. Part One: Wieland the Smith. Wittich Wieland's Son. There are owner markings that say ?E. Riggs Jr., Heidelberg University, June 1846?. There is a book plate for Elisha Riggs, Jr. (1826-1881), a prominent figure in the Riggs family, known for their contributions to banking and finance in Washington D.C..?Elisha Riggs, Jr. was a partner in the influential banking firm Corcoran and Riggs, which later became Riggs & Co., and eventually Riggs National Bank. Elisha Riggs Jr. attended Heidelberg University in Germany in the late 1840s. This book set was acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate. FREE SHIPPING FOR THIS BOOK SET WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA., , LOT REF #25-718

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