German Literature from Lost Paddle Books, IOBA

New York: New Directions, 1951. First Edition/7th Printing. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. In green pictorial cloth with gilt to spine which has dulled just a little common to this edition. Green tint to top page ends. Missing front free endpaper. A couple faint stains to rear board and ding to bottom of same. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: New Directions, 1951. First Edition/5th Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/N/A. A nice early printing in green pictorial cloth with gilt to spine which has dulled just a little common to this edition. Green tint to top page ends. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Short inscription to ffep dated 1971 - so likely printing from… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1964. First US Edition Thus/1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. In light blue cloth with black type to spine. Top page ends tinted navy. Top corners dinged. Nicks/spots rubbed through to spine ends and bottom corners. A little lifting to bottom of front hinge from binding quality. Previous owner's name and address to verso of ffep.… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: New Directions, 1951. First Edition/4th Printing. Hardcover. Fine/N/A. A very nice early printing in green pictorial cloth with gilt to spine which has dulled just a little common to this edition. Green tint to top page ends. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Slipcase has light edgewear, bump to one of top edges and… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Peter Owen & Vision Press, 1957. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. In black boards with gilt to spine that has dulled just a little. Corners still fairly sharp and binding soild. Some foxing to top page ends with a few spots to front page ends as well. Very light spotting/toning to endpapers, otherwise clean.Jacket is… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York : New Directions, 1996. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. This incredible author's first book to be published in translation in the US. A very nice copy in grey boards with blue spine cloth and silver type. Bottom corners bumped, otherwise in great shape with clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped($22.95) and in… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

Middlesex: Penguin, 1962. First UK Edition Thus/Second Printing. Paperback. Very Good/N/A. Early paperback edition with wonderful cover design. Previous owner's name & address to inside front cover. No crease to spine from reading, but some wear to ends and faint stain at top. Some vertical creasing to front cover and at bottom corner. Tanning to paper.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1987. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition stated. In light brown boards and black spine cloth with gilt. A beautiful copy in unclipped jacket($22.50) with some light fading to spine.