Thomas Mann Willard Trask (16 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Condition: good. Cover Case has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CD's, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover Good Knopf 1954 hardcover First American Edition Clean cover and contents, tight binding No dust jacket.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First U.S. Edition. 141pp, [5] bibliography. Prev owner name inked to ffep. Deckle fore edge, top edge of text block dyed red. Black cloth w blindstamp initials to cover, gold lettering to spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. DJ shows toning to the spine, bumping to head and tail, and is price-clipped. DJ preserved in BroDart cover. Duodecimo: 198 x 138mm. Translated from the German by Willard R. Trask. First American edition, stated.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition in English. 253 pp., vii. First published in 1952; this copy first Edition in English, NAP, [First Thus], First Printing, 1957. Following the "Preface to the American Edition," Contents divided into 11 Chapters in 2 Parts: Part I PHILOSOPHY, ANXIETY, AND RENEWAL (1) "The Question Proposed"; (2) "Cynics and Stoics"; (3) "The Platonists: Flight and Contemplation"; (4) "The Futurists"; (5) "The Powerful"; (6) "The New Man"; Part II CRISIS AND RECONSTRUCTION (7) "The Problem of the Modern Age"; (8) "The Crisis of the ' Few ' "; (9) "The Crisis of the ' Many ' "; (10) "The Crisis of ' All ' "; (11) "Contemporary Society"; Index, pp. 238-253. Grey linen boards with black lettering on spine; beveled fore-edge. Medium gray dustwrapper not price-clipped ($5), with yellow abstract borders around front cover with Title lettering in white and yellow on top half front cover, just above author name lettering in smaller white letters. Medium gray and white lettering on spine slightly darkened from coloring on front cover; dampstain Rorschach test-like, LIGHT tan jagged line (3 1/4" x 1 1/2" up from bottom edge of dw rear cover), stopping at lower right rear cover gutter (both inside and outside dw) and extending onto bottom of rear dw panel (3" x 2 1/4" up from bottom edge). Dustwrapper surface in these locations is essentially flat, smooth, despite minor discoloration; nearly undetectable impact on rear cover gray linen cloth (hold at angle to light to see): describes much worse than it is, but there you have it: NOW in Brodart mylar which forgives sins graciously. Book is otherwise Fine: Tight binding (NO cracks); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO rubbing wear; NO previous owner names. Clean text. The way to read a Philosophy Classic.

FIRST EDITION; Sm. octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 155 pages. 7.50x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Stated first American edition. Original black gilt cloth wit $2.75 flap price. One of Mann's last books published in America. Book is fine and unmarked. Jacket has a small nick at the front foreedge and a very light amber spot at the top corner, but is otherwise fine, clean and bright. Comes in a thick archival Mylar jacket cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Translated by Trask. Book is in fine condition. Gorgeous dust jacket has minor sunning to spine, slight spine wear. 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Hardcover. 11" X 8". 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". 8 1/2" X 6". 8 1/4" X 5 1/4". Dust jackets of Thomas Mann, The Black Swan, The Last Year of Thomas Mann: A Revealing Memoir by His Daughter, The Hesse/Mann Letters, and Thomas Mann: A Life are encased in protective archival sleeves. Jackets of Thomas Mann, The Black Swan, and The Hesse/Mann Letters are price-clipped. Wear to all jackets with rubbing, toning, creasing, and chipping to covers, corners, and edges. 2 1/2" tear to jacket of Confessions at front hinge. Thomas Mann and Thomas Mann: A Life are Ex-Library copies with stickers to spines of their jackets. Mild wear to over boards with rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers and edges. Upper board of The Hesse/Mann letters is stained and warped. Dust-spotting to edges of text blocks. Remainder marks to Thomas Mann: A Life and to Thomas Mann. Previous owner's stamp to front endpapers of all volumes. Library stamps to title pages of Thomas Mann and Thomas Mann: A Life. Inked underlining and notation to pages of Thomas Mann. Penciled underlining to pages of The Black Swan. Pages of other volumes are clean and unmarked. Bindings are sound. An overall solid seven-volume collection of books by or about Thomas Mann. This set is heavy and oversized and will require additional postal charges to ship internationally. Please contact us today for an international shipping quote.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First UK Edition. Near fine book, in a very good DW; minor chip from front cover and nick to top of spine. Otherwise great example of this book. The Black Swan (original German title: Die Betrogene, meaning "The Deceived One") is a late novella by the Nobel Prize-winning German author Thomas Mann, first published in 1954. It is known for exploring themes of aging, desire, and the complex relationship between nature and human psychology, often seen as a heterosexual counterpart to his earlier masterpiece, Death in Venice.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First USA Edition, First Printing. This book is from the estate of Twin Cities collector, Grace Reiter; it is unmarked except for her signature.