Goethes Werke.
Contributors: Goedeke, Karl, 1814-1887, ed.
Publisher: Cotta
Published: 1882
Place of publication: Stuttgart
Language: ger
Number of pages: 36
Notes: Colored plates (Farbenlehre, und Beiträge zur optik) issued and sold separately with v. 34, wanting.
With an introduction to each play, larger poem and prose work signed K. G. (the introduction to Faust is not signed)  The biography of Goethe (vol. I, p. [v]-clxiv) is signed K. Goedeke, and dated "juli 1880."
A made up set uniformly bound; v. 13-26 have signature titles: Goethe, Werke.  Auswahl XIII[-XXVI] and general title, as above, dated 1867 or 1868, v. 27-36 dated 1881.
Goedeke's edition appeared for the first time with title "Goethe's sämmtliche werke.  Mit einleitungen von K. Goedeke," Stuttgart, Cotta, 1866/8, 36 v.; and "Ausgewählte werke.  Mit einleitungen von K. Goedeke," ib. 1866-7, 12 v.