first edition
1929 · New York
by SUDERMANN, Hermann (novel); WENCK, Paul (jacket design)
New York: Horace Liveright, 1929. First Edition. First Printings. 2 octavo volumes; mint green cloth, titled and blocked in black and yellow on spines and front panels; black topstains; dustjackets; 356, 426pp. 8pp publisher's catalog for Fall, 1929 laid in. Minute wear at crowns, trifle rubbing to front panel of vol.2, else Fine. Jackets are lightly sunned at spines, with some minor edgewear, a few short tears, and a small nick at the crown of vol.2; small triangular snag to rear panel of vol.1; Very Good+ overall, nicely preserving the attractive cover art by Paul Wenck. Lacking the publisher's original slipcase. One of the last of the German dramatist's novels, translated into English by Eden and Cedar Paul and published by Horace Liveright the year after his death. "Sudermann portrays the conflict between a man's craving for unlimited freedom and the longing for a soul-mate and the cheerful anchorage of a home. (Inventory #: 20233)