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1944ref. 502645New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1944. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition variant dust jacket with pink interior. Translated from the German for the first time by H.T. Lowe-Porter. Octavo. 608pp. Light flaking to lettering at heel of spine else a fine copy in near fine dust jacket with a couple tiny tears and creases at the edges. Thomas Mann won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1944ref. 11749KNOPF. NY 1944. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1944. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First American edition. A very good copy in very good dust jacket. A few small edge chips. Spine lightly age toned. Off-setting at edges of endpapers. . KNOPF. NY 1944 hardcover
1948ref. 29189Stockholm: Bermann-Fischer Verlag 1948. First edition. Hardcover. g. Gold-stamped brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. Captivating tetralogy by Thomas Mann. Joseph und seine Brüder Joseph and his brothers is the largest most comprehensive work by the author based on the biblical story of Jakoob's favorite son Joseph. Vol. 1: Die Geschichten Jaakobs & Der junge Joseph. 737 4pp. Vol. 2: Joseph in Ägypten. 684 2pp. Vol. 3: Joseph der Ernährer. 617 3pp. Text in German. Minor age wear and staining on binding. Spines sunned lettering on spines faded. Bindings in good interior in very good condition. Stockholmer Gesamtausgabe der Werke von Thomas Mann. Bermann-Fischer Verlag hardcover
ref. nosku2027This is the hardcover stated Knopf First Edition from 1959. Other than a clipped front cardholder flyleaf ex lib both the mylar-covered DJ and the book are in very good condition. There are no rips tears etc. and the pages and binding are tight. This wonderful impossible-to-find item is available for purchase now!Very Good hardcover
1947ref. H34259Washington DC: Library of Congress 1947. First Printing. Wraps. Good. 9 x 6 inches wraps good some tanning light soil and wear to covers previous owner's name in ink on front cover Ernest S. Frerichs a fairly well known Biblical scholar and author 1925-2013 mild stain to top of rear wrap and top margin of last few leaves lower outer corner loss to rear wrap. Very uncommon in the trade: at the time of this listing we could find no other copy. 37 pp the text of an address Mann gave at the Library of Congress April 29 1947. Library of Congress unknown
ref. 989A fine copy. EBF-989. Mann Thomas. Stories. Illustrated by Jane Sterrett. Franklin Center Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library 1978. Limited edition. Publisher's leather binding stamped and gilt. . unknown
1936ref. 250131New York: A. Knopf 1936. Presumed First edition. HC w DJ. VG/VG. VG/VG. Oatmeal linen brown & green titling green topstain deckled edge wear to corners FO plate to FFEP FO pencil to FFEP leaves toned. Unclipped DJ worn to tips light soiling now in protector. Translated from the German by H.T. Lowe-Porter. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012. A. Knopf hardcover
1936ref. 29773London: Secker & Warburg. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1936. Hardcover. B000LY2EUY . Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter. First British edition. Previous owner's brief inscription on front free endpaper else very good in a very good edge worn at the spine ends age darkened dust jacket. Publisher's postcard laid in . . Secker & Warburg hardcover
ref. WARE314MG0044The Franklin Library Franklin. Very Good. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Very good copy with no dust jacket and gilded board design. Traslated from John Dryden. Published in Franklin 1982 later edition. The Franklin Library, Franklin unknown
1981ref. 42173The Franklin Library 1981. Full Leather. Fine. Fonseca Gonzalo. Translated by H.T. Lowe-Porter. Sturdy book fine brown leather with ornate gilt design and borders to front spine and back rasied spine all edges gilt bright rose-colored inside covers and adjacent end papers with fleur-de-lis pattern724 pages. Very Fine. The Franklin Library hardcover
1945ref. 506519New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1945. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Chipping to edges of dust jacket text clean else very good. Translated by H.T. Lowe-Porter. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover
1945ref. 000208New York: Knopf 1945. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition a beautifully-produced book. Green cloth binding with gilt spine and decorations on the front panel. The first translation from German was by George R. Marek in 1943; this translation is by H.T. Lowe-Porter. Clean text; 63 pages; red topstain fore-edges are deckled. This is very close to a Fine book; there is mild offsetting to the paste-downs and perhaps a bit of rub to the gilt on the spine. The dustjacket has some offsetting/tanning visible on the rear panel. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Knopf Hardcover
1941ref. 47020Alfred A. Knopf 1941. First American Edition Stated. A bright and fine copy in decorative cloth covered boards. In an equally fine dust jacket with protective archival cover. A splendid copy see photos. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover
1941ref. 002637New York: Alfred A Knopf 1941. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 196pp. Sharp First Printing square tight and clean throughout. Some darkening and spotting to edges. Offsetting to endpapers likely from clippings. Attractive un-clipped pictorial wrapper $2.00 has some minor rubbing and a few small closed tears and chips to edges. Some darkening to spine. Protected with an archival-quality mylar cover. A very attractive collectable copy. Alfred A Knopf hardcover
1938ref. 09625New York: Alfred A . Knopf 1938. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. octavo 38 pages; with Knopf self-addressed review card laid in blanks not filled-in. Price of 75c on front flap of dust jacket with light fading at spine and fore-edge. Internally clean and bright with no markings of any kind. Alfred A . Knopf unknown
1926ref. 22341Berlin: S. Fischer 1926. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 12mo. 126 1pp. Illustrated paper-covered boards in original decorative cardboard slipcase. Illustration on cover by Karl Walser. Decorative endpapers. Frontispiece. Mann wrote Unordnung und frühes Lied Disorder and Early Sorrow in 1925. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929 principally in recognition of his popular achievement with the epic Buddenbrooks 1901 The Magic Mountain Der Zauberberg 1914 and his numerous short stories. Text in German. Slight staining on small part of top edge on front and back board. Very minor age wear on slipcase. Slipcase in very good book in near fine condition. S. Fischer hardcover
1940ref. 7480Stockholm: 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. Stockholm: Bermann-Fischer Verlag hardcover books
1919ref. 212354Berlin: S. Fischer 1919. Hardcover. Poor. Boards detached along with first three pages before title page. Text block is toned and has some crumbling around the edges. Boards aren't in terrible shape but since they're detached its kind of a wash. Twelvemo. Hardcover. Illustrated boards. 5 preliminary leaves 13-190 pages 19 cm. German text. S. Fischer hardcover books
1934ref. 81900NY: Knopf 1934. First US edition. 428 pp. Corners bumped bookplate inside front cover; in all very good plus in very good dust jacket with darkened spine and flap folds and chipping along top edge and base and crown. Translated from the original German by H.T. Lowe-Porter. NY: Knopf, unknown books
1944ref. 200967New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1944. First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. 608 pages. One of the better known works from the winner of the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature. Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter. A clean and tight near fine copy in black cloth boards with bright yellow topstain and in a near fine dust jacket with a small tear to the bottom of the spine and some other very minor wear. A nicer than usual copy. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1944ref. 502645New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1944. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition variant dust jacket with pink interior. Translated from the German for the first time by H.T. Lowe-Porter. Octavo. 608pp. Light flaking to lettering at heel of spine else a fine copy in near fine dust jacket with a couple tiny tears and creases at the edges. Thomas Mann won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1948ref. 29189Stockholm: Bermann-Fischer Verlag 1948. First edition. Hardcover. g. Gold-stamped brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. Captivating tetralogy by Thomas Mann. Joseph und seine Brüder Joseph and his brothers is the largest most comprehensive work by the author based on the biblical story of Jakoob's favorite son Joseph. Vol. 1: Die Geschichten Jaakobs & Der junge Joseph. 737 4pp. Vol. 2: Joseph in Ägypten. 684 2pp. Vol. 3: Joseph der Ernährer. 617 3pp. Text in German. Minor age wear and staining on binding. Spines sunned lettering on spines faded. Bindings in good interior in very good condition. Stockholmer Gesamtausgabe der Werke von Thomas Mann. Bermann-Fischer Verlag hardcover books
1936ref. 29773London: Secker & Warburg. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1936. Hardcover. B000LY2EUY . Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter. First British edition. Previous owner's brief inscription on front free endpaper else very good in a very good edge worn at the spine ends age darkened dust jacket. Publisher's postcard laid in . . Secker & Warburg hardcover books
1941ref. 002637New York: Alfred A Knopf 1941. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 196pp. Sharp First Printing square tight and clean throughout. Some darkening and spotting to edges. Offsetting to endpapers likely from clippings. Attractive un-clipped pictorial wrapper $2.00 has some minor rubbing and a few small closed tears and chips to edges. Some darkening to spine. Protected with an archival-quality mylar cover. A very attractive collectable copy. Alfred A Knopf hardcover books
1938ref. 09625New York: Alfred A . Knopf 1938. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. octavo 38 pages; with Knopf self-addressed review card laid in blanks not filled-in. Price of 75c on front flap of dust jacket with light fading at spine and fore-edge. Internally clean and bright with no markings of any kind. Alfred A . Knopf unknown books