The Meeting At Telgte - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
first edition 1/4 Cloth
1979 · New York And London
by Grass, Gunter and translated by Ralph Manheim
New York And London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1979. First US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0151585881 . A Fine first American Edition/First Printing housed in a like dust-jacket; First published in Germany in 1979 as "Das Treffen in Telgte", Nobel laureate Günter Grass sets this short novel in 17th Century Germany decimated by the 30 Years' War. With his sharp wit, Grass explores academic arrogance and the lessons political and religious history have for the modern world; 8vo; 147 pages . (Inventory #: 58256)