Arnim, Ludwig Achim von and C. Brentano. The boy Wunderhorn. Old German songs [and appendix:] Children's songs. 4 parts in 2 volumes. With 4 stung titles and stung frontispiece. 20 x 12.5 cm. Semi-leather d. Z. (somewhat flaky and rubbed, back with middle-nick fold, front inner joint bursted, upper capital with small tear) with subtle gold plated gold and 2 gold embossed R signs or modern marbled half-lead band in the style d.Z. with gold-plated gold and gold-embroidered RSchild. Heidelberg, Mohr und Zimmer, 1806-1808. Goedeke VI, 73, 12. Mallon (Arnim) 27, 36-38. Mallon (Brentano) 17, 25-27. Kippenberg I, 1035. Borst 1021. – First edition of this great preciousness of German literature, probably the most famous work of German Romanticism. With the beautiful illustrated copper titles in volumes I and II (Reiter and Oldenburger Horn with Heidelberger Schloss, both etched after Wilhelm Grimm's drawing by A. Weise) as well as the two copper titles and the Frontispiz in volume III with the appendix Kinderlieder (radiated by L. E. Grimm based on models by Brentano, Philipp Otto Runge and others). With the sometimes missing typographic main title in part III. – A copper title as well as a typographic title page old stamped. Sometimes more, sometimes less patchy, band I at the end with small fire hole in the side edge, fl. Intention of Volume I with contemporary possession entry.