The Black Swan
by Mann, Thomas; Trask, Willard R. (trans)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- Seller
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First U.S. Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 141pp + 5pp unpaginated bibliography. Prev owner name inked on ffep. Fore edge rough cut, top edge of text block dyed red. Black cloth w blindstamp lettering on cover, gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. DJ shows browning on the spine, bumping to head and tail. DJ preserved in BroDart cover. Translated from the German by Willard R. Trask, this is the first American edition, stated.
A bold and disturbing theme pervades the deeply moving and tenderly ironic tale of a strange deception. A mastery of psychological analysis and profound perception into the mysterious realm where the physical and the spiritual meet.
A bold and disturbing theme pervades the deeply moving and tenderly ironic tale of a strange deception. A mastery of psychological analysis and profound perception into the mysterious realm where the physical and the spiritual meet.
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- Bookseller
- Post Horizon Booksellers
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037507
- Title
- The Black Swan
- Author
- Mann, Thomas; Trask, Willard R. (trans)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature and Modern Classics;
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Post Horizon Booksellers
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
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