90
Thomas Mann
Schwere Stunde, 1913.
Estimate:
€ 1,000 / $ 1,100 Sold:
€ 1,440 / $ 1,584 (incl. surcharge)
Potempa E 21/2. - Not in Bürgin and the collection Horst Säcker. - 1 of 100 numb. copies, with dedication for the writer Johannes Graf von Kalckreuth (1893-1956) in publisher's imprint. - Extremely rare single edition, released as unmarketable private print for "book lovers". - The text had already been released as an advance publication in Simlicissimus (Year. X, no. 6, pp. 62 f.) in 1905. - With note on the last page: "Vorliegender Schriftsteller hat eine unausstehliche Art, den Dingen auf den Grund zu kommen" (transl. of quote from Deutschen Literaturgeschichte ad usum Delphini des kleinen Zwiebelfischkulturkratzbürstenvademekums, München 1913: "This author has insufferable ways to get to the bottom of things"). - Title stamped and somewhat browned, wrapper sunned, with small marginal defects and 1 corner crease. - Extremely rare copy, the work has provably not been on the international auction market for half a century.
Very scarce, not found on the auction trade since a half century. 1 of 100 numb. copies, dedicated to the author Johannes Graf von Kalckreuth. Orig. wrappers with title label. - Title stamped and slight browning, cover sunned, with small marginal defects and crease at corner.
90
Thomas Mann
Schwere Stunde, 1913.
Estimate:
€ 1,000 / $ 1,100 Sold:
€ 1,440 / $ 1,584 (incl. surcharge)