German Literature from Lost Paddle Books, IOBA

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American Edition stated. In black boards and spine cloth with gilt to type and red tinted top page ends. Top corners dinged/split, otherwise a lovely copy that is obviously unread with tight binding and clean interior. Jacket is unclipped ($16.95) with small crease… Ler mais sobre este item

Garden City : Anchor Books/Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1955. Paperback. Good/N/A. A solid copy with a little vertical creasing to spine which is slightly cocked. Some short tears/chips to heel of spine at front cover, Crease to top rear corner, a couple tiny marks to rear cover and very light edgewear. Anchor book #A49. Cover art and typography… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. First US Edition/11th Printing. Hardcover. Good /Good. In rust red pictorial cloth, flexibound with thinner boards in this edition. Blue and blue-grey to linework and type. Top page ends tinted, but now faded. Rubbing through cloth at bottom corners which along with top rear are a little softened. Some tiny spots rubbed through to… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Random House, 2001. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Stated First Edition with correct number line for First Printing. Charcoal boards with black spine and silver type. Dings to top front corner and bottom of spine. Clean interior and solid binding. Jacket is unclipped ($25.95) and in nice shape.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. First US Edition Thus/Ninth Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. The revised definitive edition. In pale green cloth blindstamped to front board and magenta text panels to spine. Tinted top page ends faded and publisher's remainder stamp to bottom page ends. Light ding to top front corner. Interior clean and binding solid. Jacket is unclipped ($4.95)… Ler mais sobre este item

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1929. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. First Printing stated. In tan/grey buckram with red and black type and red tinted top page ends(Faded). Deckle edges to front and bottom. Some soiling, smudges and marks to boards. Corners fairly sharp. Some erasure to ffep. Ex-library copy wtih stamp to title page, due slip to rfep… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. First US Edition Thus/Eighth Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. The revised definitive edition. In pale green cloth blindstamped to front board and magenta text panels to spine. Tinted top page ends faded. Previous owner's name and address stamp to all three page ends and bookstore stamp to front pastedown. Splash/splatter stain to front page… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Random House, 2013. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First U.S. Edition stated with full number line 1-9. In brown cloth with gilt to type. Tiny remainder dot to bottom page ends, otherwise in beautiful shape with sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped with light edgewear.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First US Edition Thus/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First American Edition stated. In black cloth with gilt to spine. A lovely copy with just a little fading to heel of spine. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped and lovely.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good /Good. First American Edition stated. In light blue pictorial cloth with black spine cloth. A couple tiny spots worn through to bottom corners and spot of fraying to head of spine. Top page ends tinted red. Interior clean and binding solid with very sight cock… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: New Directions, 1998. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. In grey boards with burgundy cloth and silver type with a little fading at edges. Bottom corners dinged/bumped. Interior cleand and binding solid. Jacket is unclipped($23.95) with light edgewear.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. First US Edition Thus/1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A first printing of the definitive edition - 'revised, reset and reprinted from new plates'. In beige pictorial cloth with brown and blue line work. Top page ends tinted blue with fading towards spine end and pale spot to middle. Cloth is very nice… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: New Directions, 1951. First US Edition Thus/4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. In grey boards with very light dings/wear to three corners and spine ends. Some wear to board ends. Previous owner's name to rfep, otherwise clean with tight binding. Jacket is price-clipped with small crease at top of front flap, general scuffing, wear and tanning/discoloration to… Ler mais sobre este item

A beautifully produced and printed book in white covers with text and image on back. Light ding to bottom front corner, otherwise sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped and in beautiful shape.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1947. First Edition Thus/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. The second edition published 15 years after the original apperance in English. In blue cloth and title panel with gilt to type. Top page ends tinted blue with some spotting. Bump to bottom front corner and wear to edges with a few tiny holes worn through at… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. First US Edition Thus/1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A first printing of the definitive edition - 'revised, reset and reprinted from new plates'. In beige pictorial cloth with brown and blue line work. Top page ends tinted blue. Some foxing to board ends and peripheries and a few to page ends and endpapers. Interior… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. First US Edition Thus/1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The second one-volume edition following the earlier edition on bible paper. Stated One-Volume Edition, October 1939. The orange cloth variant with gilt to spine. Corners dinged/bumped and scratch across bottom of spine. Top page ends tinted yellow. Nice, square and clean with solid binding.… Ler mais sobre este item

London: The Hogarth Press, 1959. First UK Edition Thus/Third Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A lovely copy of the author's prose masterpiece in blue boards with gilt to type on spine. A few spots to top page ends and owner's name to ffep, otherwise sharp corners, clean interior and solid binding. Jacket is price-clipped with tanning and… Ler mais sobre este item

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1969. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/N/A. The first book to appear in English in the US by this amazing Swiss writer. An ex-library copy that does not appear to have circulated long. In blue boards with dulled gilt and green to type and design motif on spine. Small sticker residue and tiny… Ler mais sobre este item

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1989. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Nice more recent facsimile edition from BOMC of the first edition and printing. Includes scarce BOMC pamphlet with new introduction by Mordecai Richler. In grey textured boards with red and black type. Top page ends tinted red with a few light scuffs. Clean interior, sharp corners and tight… Ler mais sobre este item