Description
Signed first American edition, first printing of Young Joseph by Thomas Mann, in the publisher’s scarce dust jacket.
Octavo, 311pp. Black cloth, title stamped in blind on front cover and in gilt on spine. Yellow topstain, publisher’s patterned endpapers. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, faint dust remnants to top edge, a near fine copy. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $2.50 on front flap, sunning to spine, bright illustrations on covers.
Signed by the author, Thomas Mann, on the front flyleaf.
Thomas Mann (1875-1955) was a German novelist and essayist known for his exploration of intellectual and moral dilemmas, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929. This book is part of a four-part novel series retelling the biblical story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis. Originally published between 1933 and 1943, the series includes: The Stories of Jacob, Young Joseph, Joseph in Egypt, and Joseph the Provider.
