Keyserling Count Edouard (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: vg+. First US edition. Clean copy, lacking dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 3/4" X 5 1/4". 309pp. Presents nicely in protective archival sleeved dust jacket. Moderate edgewear and dust soiling to unclipped dust jacket, with small tears to edges and extremities, sunning to spine, and shallow chipping to head and tail of spine. Orange ribbed cloth over boards, with upper board and spine lettered in dark gray. Discoloration to upper board around lettering. Mild edgewear to binding, with bumping to head of spine. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A very presentable first American printing of the work of Count Eduard von Keyserling (18551918), in which "Count Hunther von Tarniff maries Beate. He wants her to bide in his castlelike a thoroughbred Arabian breeder in a stable. As for himself, Gunther goes for excitement to a glamorous girl of the peasantry, and later becomes involved with Mareile, a beautiful singer." The result is a memorable drama of electric conflict and high emotional tension," also including two short stories, "My Love Affair" and "Father and Son," by von Keyserling.

Translated by Arthur J. Ashton. 309 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First American edition. The edges of the boards and the spine are darkened; tight and sound in a jacket with a few short tears and abrasions; light soiling; tiny chips at corners.

First Edition. Snell dustjacket art. Translated by Arthur J. Ashton. "Count Hunther von Tarniff maries Beate. He wants her to bide in his castle - like a thoroughbred Arabian breeder in a stable. As for himself, Gunther goes for excitement to a glamorous girl of the peasantry, and later becomes involved with Mareile, a beautiful singer". Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, some closed tears at edges, mild fading to spine, couple of spine end chips.