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1974WRCLIT48170New York: Delacorte Press 1974. Printed wrappers. Uncorrected page proofs of the first edition of this important film- source. Shadow from now absent title label across bottom edge staple holes at top edge of front wrapper publication date in pencil otherwise a very good copy. Delacorte Press unknown books
197412852New York: Delacorte Press. Very Good in Very Good dj. c.1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0440043999 . good solid copy minor wear to bottom edge faint soiling to page edges; jacket shows minor edgewear spine sunned light soiling one tiny tear at bottom rear hinge. Not really the "source novel" for the movie of the same name but a sort of novelization which actually appeared a year before the movie -- perhaps more accurately a kind of alternate telling "based in part on material created by Frank R. Pierson" the film's screenwriter who in turned based his work on an article about an actual bank robbery-cum-media event. . Delacorte Press hardcover books
1974005232Delacorte 1974. Book. As New. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mint copy in like jacket.Made famous by the Movie of the same Starring Al Pacino. Delacorte Hardcover books
2014UMANDOC01FPBroadway Paperbacks 2014. Fine. Mann George. Doctor Who: Engines of War. New York NY: Broadway Paperbacks 2014. 312pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Near fine. Broadway Paperbacks paperback books
194827085NY: Knopf 1948. First American edn. 8vo pp. 510. Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter. Cover little worn and spotted o/w VG. No dj. A novel. Knopf unknown books
19662297541The Modern Library 1966. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. First thus. Jacket edges lightly rubbed jacket lightly toned. 1966 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. vi 510 10 pp. Translated by H.T. Lowe-Porter. "A modern reworking of the Faust legend in which Germany sells its soul to the Devil. Mann's protagonist the composer Adrian Leverkuhn is the flower of German culture a brilliant isolated overreaching figure his radical new music a breakneck game played by art at the very edge of impossibility. In return for twenty-four years of unparalleled musical accomplishment he bargains away his soul The Modern Library hardcover books
194892538NY:: Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1948. Hardcover. Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter. First and second printings before publication. Very good in a very good large chip along the top edge of the rear panel dust jacket. Dust jacket design by George Salter. . Knopf, hardcover books
194877021New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1948. First American edition of Mann's classic retelling of the story of Dr. Faustus the man who sold his soul to the devil for 24 years of health and genius. Octavo original boards red topstain. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Joseph Golde thankful for his musical hospitality Chicago 23 Febr. 1950 Thomas Mann." A few notes in the text from the recipient near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by George Salter. Photograph of Mann by Yousuf Karsh. Translated by H.T. Lowe-Porter. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed by the author as he lived out his remaining years in Switzerland before passing away in 1955. Doctor Faustus is a re-shaping of the Faust legend set in the context of the first half of the 20th century and the turmoil of Germany in that period. The story centers on the life and work of the fictitious composer Adrian Leverkuhn. The narrator is Leverkuhn's childhood friend Serenus Zeitblom who writes in Germany between 1943 and 1946. It was adapted to West German television in Franz Seitz's 1982 starring Jon Finch as Adrian Leverkuhn. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1992Embry 186013Everyman's Library 1992. First printing thus. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Everyman's Library, 1992. First printing thus. unknown books
1949UMANDOC00hmrSecker and Warburg 1949. Very Good. Mann Thomas. Doctor Faustus. London: Secker and Warburg 1949. 510pp. 8vo. Green cloth. Book condition: Very good with subtly rubbed backstrip. Former owner's name penned on front pastedown. Bottom corner of pages 141 through 215 bent. Vintage French bookseller's label affixed to front pastedown: ""Librairie franaise et trangre Galignani"". This Parisian bookstore was founded no later than 1801 by Antonio Galignani 1757-1821. Librairie parisienne fonde en 1801 au plus tard par Giovanni Antonio Galignani 1757-1821. Secker and Warburg hardcover books
2009UMANDIR00MELDK 2009. Very Good. Mann Michael E. Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming. Kump Lee R. London: DK 2009. 208pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. DK paperback books
192632365Berlin: Die Schmiede 1926. First edition. Quarter cloth boards printed in blue and gold binding design by Georg Salter. Fine. <br/><br/> Die Schmiede hardcover books
1938040184Stockholm: Bermann-Fischer Verlag 1938. 1e Auflage. 28p. original stiff printed wrappers small 2-inch wrapper tear on the lower spine nicely mended with archival tape. Bürgin I 55. Bermann-Fischer Verlag unknown books
1938WRCLIT22865Stockholm: Bermann-Fischer Verlag 1938. Printed wrappers. Very good. First European issue printed in the U.S. An issue with a New York imprint appeared in the same year. Bermann-Fischer Verlag unknown books
19407480Stockholm: Bermann-Fischer Verlag 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Green cloth over boards with illustration female nude stamped in gilt on upper board lettering in blind on spine; pp. 230. First edition. Spine sunned just a bit frayed at tips; top rear corner gently bumped; gift incscription on front free-endpaper; VG in custom mylar dust jacket. A pleasing little book. <br/><br/> Stockholm: Bermann-Fischer Verlag hardcover books
192932372Berlin/Wien/Leipzig: Szolnay 1929. First edition. Orange cloth fine lighty used dust jacket. <br/><br/> Szolnay hardcover books
192732366Berlin/Wien/Leipzig: Szolnay 1927. First edition. Cloth fine dust jacket with areas of restoration. Not in W./G. <br/><br/> Szolnay hardcover books
191732361Leipzig: Kurt Wolff 1917. First edition. Käthe Kollwitz. Original gray boards spine a little faded. Very good. Cover illustration by Käthe Kollwitz. <br/><br/> Kurt Wolff hardcover books
198234914NY: Abrams 1982. First American edn. 4to pp. 471. Notes Biographical notes index. Selection and foreword by Hermann Kesten. Translated from the German by Richard and Clara Winston. Illustrated with photographs. Fine in very slightly scuffed dj. Abrams unknown books
1982Embry 187561Harry N. Abrams Inc. 1982. First U.S. edition. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1982. First U.S. edition. unknown books
19829015419New York: H.N. Abrams 1982. 1st. Hardcover. Fine condition / Fine condition dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references. <br/><br/> H.N. Abrams hardcover books
194700653Stockholm: Bermann-Fischer Verlag 1947. FIRST EDITION. Paperback. Neat owner rubber stamp otherwise fine in wrappers with some minor wear to base of spine. <br/><br/> Bermann-Fischer Verlag paperback books
199540786Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press 1995. Paperback. Very good. 167pp. Very good in publisher's wraps. <br/><br/> Westminster John Knox Press paperback books
1958150167N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage borderless photograph of actress Sophia Loren on the set of the 1958 film. With a Photoplay Library stamp on the verso along with the stamp of photographer Bill Avery and holograph pencil annotations regarding layout. <br/><br/>Based on Eugene O'Neill's 1924 play. A greedy New England farmer marries for a third time after working his first two wives to death. Trouble ensues when his new wife a headstrong Italian woman begins an affair with his youngest son.<br/><br/>Bill Avery worked as a photographer at Columbia Pictures in the early 20th century with a brief interlude working as a combat cameraman during World War II. He also worked at MGM under noted photographer C.S. Bill and occasionally worked as a freelance publicity photographer shooting iconic images of Elvis Presley Jack Lemmon Katharine and Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine among many others. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1928140941600Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag 1928. Signed Limited Edition. Very Good. Signed limited edition copy number 127 of 1000 copies issued to commemorate the 100th printing of Thomas Mann's literary masterpiece. Two volumes bound in publisher's original striped paper-covered boards over parchment spines stamped in gilt; top edge gilt; with frontispiece by Olaf Gulbransson. text in German. Very Good with rubbing and light soiling to bindings former owner name to title pages. Front hinge of volume 2 is pilled and slightly cracked other hinges are rather tight. A monumental novel and a towering literary achievement of the 20th century often hailed as one of the most influential works of German literature. S. Fischer Verlag unknown books