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Der Steppenwolf
by Hesse, Hermann
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Berlin: G. Fischer Verlag, 1927. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. First edition, first printing (with "1. bis 15. auflage") with separately paginated Tractat bound in with faux wrappers. Near fine with several tiny red spots to exterior and slight toning to cloth. In a Very Good+ correct first printing dust jacket, with light toning, light stains to spine and a partial split to the center of the rear spine fold which has been repaired on the blindside with mending tissue.
Synopsis
Steppenwolf (orig. German Der Steppenwolf) is the tenth novel by German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse. Originally published in Germany in 1927, it was first translated into English in 1929. Combining autobiographical and fantastic elements, the novel was named after the lonesome wolf of the steppes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140942626
- Title
- Der Steppenwolf
- Author
- Hesse, Hermann
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. Fischer Verlag
- Place of Publication
- Berlin
- Date Published
- 1927
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Wrappers
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- Good+
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- G
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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