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‎Mann Thomas‎

‎Death in Venice‎

‎New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1925. First American Edition. Very Good. First American edition first printing. Publisher's black cloth binding stamped in red. Very Good Cloth lightly scuffed edges bumped textblock edge foxed and topstain faded else a lovely copy lacking the dust jacket. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 140938133

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎Death In Venice‎

‎New York: The Limited Editions Club 1972. Signed Limited Edition. Fine in 1/4 pebbled red leather and marbled paper covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spine. A small quarto measuring 10 1/2" by 7 1/4". Without a dust jacket as issued; however the book is contained within a near fine matching paper covered slip case with a gilt stamped spine label. One of only 1500 copies printed with this copy identified as number 969 and signed by the illustrator Felix Hoffmann. 107 doubled pages of text and illustrated with a frontispiece and line drawings throughout by Felix Hoffmann. Translated by Kenneth Burke and with an introduction by Erich Heller. A beautiful copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. The Limited Editions Club hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : TB28038

‎MANN Thomas‎

‎Death in Venice‎

‎New York: Limited Editions Club 1972. Limited. hardcover. fine. Felix Hoffmann. Translated by Kenneth Burke with an Introduction by Erich Heller. Illustrated with Wood-Engravings by Felix Hoffmann. 106pp. Thin 4to red leather-backed marbled boards gilt-stamped spine matching board slipcase. New York: Limited Editions Club 1972. A fine copy in a fine box.<br/><br/> One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the Illustrator.<br/><br/> Limited Editions Club unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 255812

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎Death in Venice and Other Stories.‎

‎New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1925. First edition in English preceding the British edition by three years of Mann's classic novel. Octavo original cloth patterned endpapers. Translated from the German by Kenneth Burke. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some light expert restoration to the crown of the spine. First editions are rare especially in the original dust jacket. "Thomas Mann is one of the greatest and most widely read authors of the 20th century. An innovative stylist and synthesizer of the intellectual trends of his time Mann exerted much influence on modern fiction not only in Germany but in Europe and in both Americas as well. His perceptiveness as an interpreter of Western cultural heritage and his skill as a cosmopolitan teacher of democratic and humanistic values earned him recognition as a 'mirror of his age' and a 'citizen of the world'. Among Mann's many well-written works of short fiction "Death in Venice" 1928 a novella based on Mann's impressions during his stay in Venice is the most famous. Typically for Mann the novella deals with the problem of the unhappy sick artist Gustav von Aschenbach who envies the healthy and 'normal' people of the bourgeois society" Pribic 262-3. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 68098

‎MANN Thomas‎

‎Der Kleine Herr Friedemann; Novellen‎

‎Berlin: Fischer 1898. First. hardcover. very good. Small 8vo 3/4 suede over mottled bronze paper boards. Berlin: S. Fischer 1898. First Edition. A collection of six short stories. His first published book written when Mann was twenty three years old. The binding is unlettered and worn with dust soiling to suede; internally fine aside for light foxing on last several pages and one or two spots on preliminary pages. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro.<br/><br/> Fischer unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 178388

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎Der Tod in Venidig Death in Venice.‎

‎Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag 1913. First trade edition of one of the greatest novellas of the twentieth century. Octavo original publisher's quarter vellum over marbled boards. Association copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "An Ernst Bertram in herzlicher Wertschatzung Thomas Mann" To Ernst Bertram in heartfelt appreciation Thomas Mann. One of the best possible association copies as Bertram was Mann's closest friend from the late 1900s through the 1930s when their politics separated them. Bertram was deeply influential on Mann's thinking and literary direction during the time when he was somewhat artistically lost and suffered his own writer's block. It was also in nearly daily conversation with Bertram that the long political confessional Betrachtungen eines Unpolitischen Reflections of an Unpolitical Man was born. Bertram was a constant visitor at the Mann's and it is evident that there was some quotient of homoerotic attraction to the relationship. It is well-known that Mann's early adulthood prior to his marriage to Katia in 1905 were spent in more or less explicitly gay attractions and relations but recent scholarship has begun to trace the residues of Mann's homosexuality in his later life and work and the relationship with Bertram who was openly homosexual somehow epitomizes the special significance that the company of men still bore. In addition to being Mann's closest confidant Bertram was an important man of letters in his own right. He was a poet professor at the University of Colon and author of many books including Nietzsche - An Attempt of a Mythology. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Inscribed first editions of Mann's major works are rare; an association copy to this fellow Nietzschean scholar and close confidant makes this a magnificent piece of history.   "Thomas Mann is one of the greatest and most widely read authors of the 20th century. An innovative stylist and synthesizer of the intellectual trends of his time Mann exerted much influence on modern fiction not only in Germany but in Europe and in both Americas as well. His perceptiveness as an interpreter of Western cultural heritage and his skill as a cosmopolitan teacher of democratic and humanistic values earned him recognition as a 'mirror of his age' and a 'citizen of the world'. Among Mann's many well-written works of short fiction "Death in Venice" 1928 a novella based on Mann's impressions during his stay in Venice is the most famous. Typically for Mann the novella deals with the problem of the unhappy sick artist Gustav von Aschenbach who envies the healthy and 'normal' people of the bourgeois society" Pribic 262-3. S. Fischer, Verlag hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 98970

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎Diaries 1918-1939‎

‎New York: H.N. Abrams 1982. 1st. Hardcover. Fine condition / Fine condition dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references. <br/><br/> H.N. Abrams hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 9015419 ISBN : 0810913046 9780810913042

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎Die Vertauschten Kopfe: Eine Indische Legende‎

‎Stockholm: Bermann-Fischer Verlag 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Green cloth over boards with illustration female nude stamped in gilt on upper board lettering in blind on spine; pp. 230. First edition. Spine sunned just a bit frayed at tips; top rear corner gently bumped; gift incscription on front free-endpaper; VG in custom mylar dust jacket. A pleasing little book. <br/><br/> Stockholm: Bermann-Fischer Verlag hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 7480

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎DIESER FRIEDE‎

‎Stockholm: Bermann-Fischer Verlag 1938. Printed wrappers. Very good. First European issue printed in the U.S. An issue with a New York imprint appeared in the same year. Bermann-Fischer Verlag unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCLIT22865

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎Doctor Faustus.‎

‎New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1948. First American edition of Mann's classic retelling of the story of Dr. Faustus the man who sold his soul to the devil for 24 years of health and genius. Octavo original boards red topstain. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Joseph Golde thankful for his musical hospitality Chicago 23 Febr. 1950 Thomas Mann." A few notes in the text from the recipient near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by George Salter. Photograph of Mann by Yousuf Karsh. Translated by H.T. Lowe-Porter. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed by the author as he lived out his remaining years in Switzerland before passing away in 1955. Doctor Faustus is a re-shaping of the Faust legend set in the context of the first half of the 20th century and the turmoil of Germany in that period. The story centers on the life and work of the fictitious composer Adrian Leverkuhn. The narrator is Leverkuhn's childhood friend Serenus Zeitblom who writes in Germany between 1943 and 1946. It was adapted to West German television in Franz Seitz's 1982 starring Jon Finch as Adrian Leverkuhn. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 77021

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎Déception et autres nouvelles‎

‎Albin Michel 1989 poche. 1989. Broché. 272 pages. envois en suivi pour la france et l'etranger Bon Etat intérieur propre‎

Bookseller reference : 174726

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎Ein Briefwechsel‎

‎Zurich: Oprecht 1937. Wrappers very good. 16-20 thousand. <br/><br/> Oprecht unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 20388

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎Five Stories‎

‎The Franklin Library 1977. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Bound in premium full leather. Accented in 22kt gold. Gilt title and raised bands to spine. High-quality paper with gilded edges ribbon marker and silk moire endpapers. Limited Edition as stated on title page. The Franklin Library hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 1507048

‎MANN Thomas‎

‎Five Stories.; Death in Venice Tonio Kroger Mario and the Magician Disorder and Early Sorrow and Felix Krull‎

‎Franklin Center: Franklin 1977. hardcover. fine. Robert Borja. Illustrated by Robert Borja. 382 pages. 8vo gilt stamped black leather a.e.g. Franklin Library 1977. A fine copy as new in the original un-opened Franklin Library packing sleeve with embossed gold seal.<br/><br/> Limited edition. The 100 Greatest Books of All time series.<br/><br/> Franklin unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 286280

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎HOMMAGE DE LA FRANCE À THOMAS MANN À L'OCCASION DE SON QUATRE-VINGTIÈME ANNIVERSAIRE‎

‎Paris: Éditions Flinker 1955. Large octavo. Printed wrappers. Portrait. Modest toning at wrapper edges but a very good largely unopened copy. First edition of this significant festschrift this being one of nine hundred copies on Alfama. Contributors include Yourcenar Schweitzer Marcel Brion Blanchot Cocteau Romains Mauriac et al. Éditions Flinker unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCLIT70134

‎MANN Thomas‎

‎JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS Introduction‎

‎1948. MANN Thomas. JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS Introduction. Trans. from the German by H.T. Lowe-Porter. With a new introduction by the author. New York: Knopf 1948. This is a separate printing of just the introduction; 8vo. stapled wrappers; 12 pp. Some sun soil edgewear to wraps; a serviceable copy of a scarce item. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 61667

‎MANN Thomas‎

‎Joseph in Egypt‎

‎New York: Knopf 1938. First. hardcover. near fine. 2 vols. black cloth tops stained yellow. New York: Knopf 1938. First American Edition.<br/><br/> Near fine copies the gilt on the spines very slightly dulled. In the original printed board slipcase which is browned but intact.<br/><br/> Knopf unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 294803

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎Joseph in Egypt.‎

‎New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1938. First American edition of the third installment of Mann's four-part novel retelling the vast saga of Genesis which Mann considered his greatest work. Octavo 2 volumes pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the half-title page "Herr Pforzheimer herrlich dankbar fur schonste reichste Gastfreundschaft" which translates as "thankful for a beautiful summer day <span class="match">in</span> his wonderful estate." The recipient Carl H. Pforzheimer was a founder of the American Stock Exchange and amassed a large fortune on Wall Street as a specialist in Standard Oil stock. He was an avid collector of rare books and manuscripts and built the Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle which contained nearly 25000 items and is now housed in the New York Public Library. In near fine condition. In the rare original glassine and original pictorial slipcase. Rare and desirable. Mann wrote the four-part novel Joseph and His Brothers over the course of 16 years. Set in the 14th century B.C.E. the tetralogy presents the story of Genesis in standard Egyptian chronology from the ascension of Akehnaten to the death and funeral of Jacob. A dominant topic of the novel is Mann's exploration of mythical truths in the midst of the emergence of monotheism as well as the central notion of the underworld and man's descent into it. "Against an extraordinarily vivid background of the pace of life in all its detail is told the inside story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife up to its climax when -- defeated in her determination to win his love she turns against him and Potiphar unwillingly is forced to give him to Pharaoh as slave and prisoner. So much for the pattern of the tale. But the philosophy and understanding and interpretation is Mann's -- and for that it is a book not to passed over. One of the great masters of prose today Mann gives us some of his best in this stupendous work" Kirkus Reviews. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 96001

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎Joseph The Provider‎

‎<p>First American edition so stated. Octavo. Translated by H. T. Lowe-Porter. Bibliography. Dust jacket unclipped. Very good. 608 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p><p>Fourth and last volume of Mann's "Joseph and His Brothers" tetralogy originally published in Stockholm in 1943 under title: Joseph Der Ernahrer. Notable for the 5-page bibliography of Mann's works at end. Composed printed and bound by the Plimpton Press.</p> Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 2222009

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎Joseph the Provider‎

‎Alfred A. Knopf 1944. Very Good. Mann Thomas. Joseph the Provider. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1944. 608pp. 12mo. Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Book condition: Very good with spine ends gently bumped tiny white stains to spine and a red mark on front free endsheet. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : UMANJOS00MEL

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎Joseph the Provider‎

‎New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1944. First American Edition stated. Near Fine cloth front board faint rub in a Very Good Plus dust jacket small chip head of spine spine a bit darkened rubs at the folds inside of jacket age-toned not showing on outside. Mann won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1939. The 4th and concluding work in his great tetralogy. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 005132

‎MANN Thomas‎

‎Joseph The Provider‎

‎New York: Knopf 1944. First. hardcover. fine/good. 8vo black cloth d.w. New York: Knopf 1944. First American Edition.<br/><br/> Fine copy in a very good dust wrapper toned on the spine and chipped at the corners & extremes of spine; two small chips at the top of the spine impinge on the word "Joseph".<br/><br/> Knopf unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 255598

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎Joseph the Provider‎

‎New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1944 First American edition. Translated from the German by H.T. Lowe-Porter. Black cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Gilt is wearing from spine and spine ends are lightly rubbed else a fine copy. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 1328

‎Mann Thomas‎

‎Joseph und seine Brüder: Die Geschichten Jaakobs; Die junge Joseph; Joseph in Ägypten; Joseph der Ernährer‎

‎Berlin / Vienna / Stockholm: Fischer 1944. First editions. Four volumes original cloth very good copies in lightly worn dust jackets. "Die Geschichten Jaakobs" is inscribed by Mann "Herrn Gottschalk mit den besten Wuenschen New York 23.v.37". "Die junge Joseph" and "Joseph in Ägypten" are signed. <br/><br/> Fischer hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 32318

‎MANN Thomas‎

‎La Morte a Venezia‎

‎Milano: Olivetti 1980. First. paperback. fine/near fine. Desegni di Rosario Morra. 8vo pictorial wrappers. Milano: Olivetti 1980. First Edition.<br/><br/> Fine in tissue dust wrapper darkened on the spine in publisher's board case.<br/><br/> Olivetti unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 229527