Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Death in Venice by Thomas Mann in a new archival wrap.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, a small stain on the bottom page block, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the half title pager and no other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild edge wear, the price is intact on the flap.
The world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann – here in a new translation by Michael Henry Heim. Published on the eve of World War I, a decade after Buddenbrooks had established Thomas Mann as a literary celebrity, Death in Venice tells the story of Gustave von Aschenbach, a successful but aging writer who follows his wanderlust to Venice in search of spiritual fulfillment that instead leads to his erotic doom.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
