Description
First American edition, first printing of Joseph the Provider by Thomas Mann.
Octavo, 608pp, [6pp ads]. Full black cloth, title stamped in blind on front cover, in gilt on spine. Stated “First American Edition” on copyright page, no additional printings listed. Solid text block, faint offsetting to endpapers, near fine. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $3.00 retail price on the front flap, a few chips to corners. A near fine copy.
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. Joseph and His Brothers is Mann’s monumental 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.
