WALSER, Robert. — Geschwister Tanner. Roman.

1907 319 pp. 8vo. Orig. boards with orig. color lithography on front cover, and book design by Karl Walser (cover slightly split and discolored). Berlin, Bruno Cassirer, 1907. First edition. A second, undated edition appeared in the same year. It was the poet (1878-1956) who suggested to the publisher to use his brother Karl's (1877-1942) illustrations. His siblings and Robert Walser himself served as models for the characters of the partially autobiographical "The Tanners", one of the most important pieces of early 20th century German literature. Both Hermann Hesse and Kurt Tucholsky found, at a later date, praise for the novel. - Wilpert/Gühring II 2; Badorrek-Hoguth B 84.1. HELVETICA: ALLGEMEIN ; LITERATURE ;