first edition
1944 · New York
by MANN, Thomas
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; yellow topstain; dustjacket; 608pp, [8]. Previous owner's name in felt-tipped pen on front pastedown, else Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $3.00), lightly edgeworn, with a touch of sunning overall, a few short tears, and evidence of tape removal at the crown on verso; Very Good. Concluding volume in Mann's tetralogy, which tells the story of the Biblical Joseph's rise as a statesman in Egypt. (Inventory #: 23959)