Magister Ludi

by Hesse, Hermann

The Glass Bead Game is the last work and magnum opus of the German author Hermann Hesse. Begun in 1931 and published in Switzerland in 1943, after being rejected for publication in Germany, the book was mentioned in Hesse's citation for the 1946 Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Magister Ludi

by HERMANN HESSE

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Used - Condition: Fine copy. Dust Jacket: Near fine. Price clipped. First American Edition, First Printing. Translated by Mervyn Savill
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First Edition
Published
1949
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Hardcover
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First American Edition, First Printing. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Mervyn Savill. Black cloth, spine lettered and blocked in gilt, top edge greyish red. Unclipped dust jacket with a few chips and frays. The author's Utopian masterpiece; one of the outstanding works of 20th century European literature. Octavo. 212 x 136mm, pp.502 + final blank leaf.… Read more about this item
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Magister Ludi

Magister Ludi

by Hermann Hesse

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Used - Mass Market Paperback, Near Fine Vintage
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1st Ed. 3rd Prtg
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January, 1972
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9780553229738
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Light toning, else content appears as unopened, unread and unblemished with very pictorial wraps displaying minimal surface/edge wear, as shown.About the book: 1972 Bantam mass market paperback, Hermann Hesse (Siddhartha). Set in the 23rd century, 'The Glass Bead Game' is the story of Joseph Knecht, who… Read more about this item
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Magister Ludi: The Glass Bead Game

Magister Ludi: The Glass Bead Game

by Hermann Hesse

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1980
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Paperback
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9780553200232
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Magister Ludi (The Bead Game)

Magister Ludi (The Bead Game)

by HESSE, Hermann

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1949
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Softcover
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New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co, 1949. Softcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Translated from the German original "Das Glasperlenspiel" by Mervyn Savill. Foreword by Eric Peters. Near fine in lightly worn wrappers and spine with a few light stains and soiling on back cover. Novel largely responsible for bringing Hesse the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946.
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Magister Ludi (Glass Bead Game).

by HESSE, Hermann.

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1957
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Hardcover
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NY:: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co.,. Good. 1957. Hardcover. Translated from the German by Mervyn Savill. First edition thus. Age toning and staining to cloth covered boards, previous owner's initials on front paste-down, occasional underlining throughout, else good in green cloth. No dust jacket, but the rear flap of the original dust jacket is laid… Read more about this item
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Magister Ludi

by Hesse, Hermann

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1982
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9780553229738
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Magister Ludi

by Hesse, Hermann

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1982
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Magister Ludi

by Hesse, Hermann

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1982-07-01 Spine Wear, Cover Dis
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9780553229738
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Bantam Books, 1982-07-01 Spine Wear, Cover Discolored. See our Terms of Sale for a detailed description of condition notes. Paperback. Used - Good.
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Magister Ludi

by Hermann Hesse

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9780553262377
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Magister Ludi (originally Published as THE GLASS BEAD GAME)

by Hesse, Hermann

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1st Printing Thus
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1970
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Paperback
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9780553055559
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Bantam, 1970. browning pages, white pictorial with black ltrs, corners/edges/ and head-heel of spine are nicked, yellowing pages, clean & tight. Last and greatest work for which he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.. 1st Printing Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.
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Magister Ludi

by Hesse, Hermann

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1970
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Bantam Books, 1970. Soft Cover. Good. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers creased; several small tears and chips; moderate edge wear/ corners and spine hinge creased/ several pages and page tips creased/ page edges slightly yellowed
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MAGISTER LUDI (THE BEAD GAME)

by Hesse, Hermann

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1949
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Hardcover
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New York: Frederick Ungar, 1949. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good Dust Jacket. Dust jacket near fine & not price-clipped.Translated by Savill. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall
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Magister Ludi (The Glass Bead Game)

by Hesse, Hermann

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1980
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by Hesse, Hermann

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Bantam Books, 1982-07-01. Mass Market Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
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Magister Ludi

by Hesse, Hermann

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First Edition, First Printing
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1949
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London: Aldus Publications Limited, 1949. Pages bright, 1cm deep ink stain that runs that length of the head of most pages, cracked gutter between pastedowns and endpapers, ghost sticker remainder on rear pastedown, spotting on endpapers, rubbing to boards.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard. Fair. 8vo.
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Magister Ludi (The Glass Bead Game)

Magister Ludi (The Glass Bead Game)

by Hesse, Hermann

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1970
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Magister Ludi (Glass Bead Game).

by HESSE, Hermann.

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1967
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NY:: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co.,. Good in Good dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. Translated from the German by Mervyn Savill. Eleventh printing thus. Damp staining on the top edge of the text block, thus only good in a good (age darkened along the spine, corresponding damp stain at the top of the rear flap) dust jacket. ;… Read more about this item
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magister ludi

by hermann hesse

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Magister Ludi

by Hesse, Hermann

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1980
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Bantam Books. Good with no dust jacket. 1980. Paperback. The Glass Bead Game; 6.9 X 4.1 X 1.1 inches; 520 pages .
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