Joseph und seine Bruder|Joseph and His Brothers [Complete in 4 Vols.] : Die Geschichten Jaakobs|The Stories of Jacob, Der junge Joseph|Young Joseph, Joseph in Agypten|Joseph in Egypt, Joseph, der Ernahrer|Joseph, The Provider
by Thomas Mann
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Berlin - Stockholm: S. Fischer Verlag - Bermann-Fischer Verlag. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing of the complete 4-volume work published in 1933, 1934, 1936, and 1943. Octavo. lxiv. 402pp.; 337pp.; 752pp.; 644pp. All 4 volumes are bound in the original publisher cloth boards with gilt titling, decoration and publisher device. Die Geschichten Jaakobs is VERY GOOD in Good dust jacket. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges, top text-block edge lightly rubbed, else Fine. The dust jacket shows some shallow chipping along the edges, a horizontal closed tear at the spine, some light spots of discoloration, else distinct. Der junge Joseph is VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing and toning along the edges, light even toning mark of the endpaper, else Fine. The dust jacket shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges, light discoloration, else Fine. Joseph in Agypten is VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges, boards somewhat foxed, else Fine. The dust jacket shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges with some shallow chipping, lightly rubbed, else Fine. Joseph, der Ernährer is NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket. The book itself shows just a hint of shelf rubbing along the edges, else Fine. The dust jacket shows several small light rubbing marks, else Fine. All dust jackets are protected in removable archival covers. The complete First Edition in the original German, which Mann himself regarded as his masterpiece. As pictured.
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- Bookseller
- North Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L315
- Title
- Joseph und seine Bruder|Joseph and His Brothers [Complete in 4 Vols.] : Die Geschichten Jaakobs|The Stories of Jacob, Der junge Joseph|Young Joseph, Joseph in Agypten|Joseph in Egypt, Joseph, der Ernahrer|Joseph, The Provider
- Author
- Thomas Mann
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- S. Fischer Verlag - Bermann-Fischer Verlag
- Place of Publication
- Berlin - Stockholm
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...