Description
For sale: a Rare early Book Club edition of The Tin Drum by Günter Grass complete with a Very Good dust jacket wrapped in a new archival wrap. Book Club edition unstated, 1962 Pantheon. This is the first English language translation by Ralph Manheim. Book Club edition is the same size, design and number of pages as the true first.
The book is in Very Good condition with clean, bright boards with scuff marks and a few spots, strong title gilt on the lightly sunned spine, lightly foxed page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
No dust jacket.
The Tin Drum by Günter Grass is a classic of post-World War II literature, both in Germany and around the world. The story revolves around the life of Oskar Matzerath, as narrated by himself when confined in a mental hospital during the years 1952–1954.
Thick volume ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
