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An attractive first printing of the first American edition in near fine condition, lightly sunned in dust-jacket with minor tanning to spine. Signed by author Grass on the half-title page; Grass' famous autbiography of Oskar Matzerath, the indomitable drummer, thirty years old, detained in a mental hospital, convicted of a murder he did not commit. It is taken down with the aid of his tin drum - the chosen symbol of his way of life - which helps him to remember his checkered past. Translated by Ralph Manheim; 8vo; [1-14], 15-591, [1] pages. Seller Inventory # 26679
Title: The Tin Drum - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York
Publication Date: 1962
Binding: Cloth
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First US Edition; First Printing.
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