first edition hardcover
1898 · Berlin
by MANN, Thomas
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. Ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro.
(Inventory #: 178388)