MANN, THOMAS — Joseph and His Brothers
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. First Trade Edition. Third Printing. Hard Cover. This is the first printing after the two printings before publication, the third printing overall. Publisher's full black cloth, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, fore-edge deckle, title blind-stamped on front cover. The 1st American trade edition of the first volume in Mann's acclaimed tetralogy, translated from the German for the first time by H. T. Lowe-Porter.. Volume shows only mild shelf-wear, gilt on spine lightly faded, some limited underlining, with a former owner's printed bookplate on the fep, else fine; otherwise unmarked, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. vi, 428, (2) pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .
