ONE OF 100 COPIES OF THE FIRST EDITION

MANN, THOMAS.

Der Tod in Venedig. Novelle.

München, Hyperion Verlag Hans von Weber, 1912.

4to. Bound uncut in a very nice, exquisite full morocco binding with five raised bands, gilt title and single gilt lines to spine. A single gilt line-border to boards. Top edge gilt. Minor wear along hinges. Internally very nice and clean, with only a few occasional very minor light brown spots. Printed on thick, heavy paper (Büttenpapier) with watermarks. With the bookplate of "Feuerbacher Heide" to inside of front board.

The very scarce first edition, nr. 32 of 100 copies, of Thomas Mann's disturbing masterpiece, probably the most famous story of obsession ever written. "The Death in Venice" is considered one of the most important literary productions of the 20th century.

This first edition of the book was printed in merely 100 copies, which are all numbered. In 1913 the first trade edition appeared.

Order-nr.: 44348