Search Results: doctor faustus by thomas mann author

A Borzoi Book/ Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

A Borzoi Book/ Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher, 1948. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

A Borzoi Book/ Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher, 1948. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedGood. No dust jacket, but book is in overall good solid shape

A Borzoi Book/ Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher, 1948-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Sturdy hardback without dust jacket. Minor shelf wear and general signs of aging RH

A Borzoi Book/ Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., Publishers, January 1965. Hardcover. Good.

New York: A Borzoi Book/Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1948. Copyright 1948 . Hardcover. Used-Acceptable/Dust Jacket Missing. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 510 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate overall wear and use. Slightly bumped cover board corners. Minor damage to top and bottom of spine. Minimal, light, slight or very mild browning, tanning, foxing or discoloration on page edges, not affecting text. Dust jacket missing. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments.

A Borzoi Book/ Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. (literature, fiction, germany)

A Borzoi Book/ Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. 1948 Knopf hard cover - 1st American edition 1st printing - Lowe-Porter transalation - wear to edges of dust jacket - slight stianing to closed page edge - otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy

New York: Vintage Books/A Division of Random House, Inc., 1971. Vintage Books Edition October 1971 . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. Joe Tully (Cover Design). 510 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Moderate foxing on page edges. Relevant newspaper article included from previous owner. Top right corner of front cover is creased.

Description taken from dust jacket: In the beginning Mann wanted simply to tell the story of how he came to write a Faust novel and how under the influence of contemplation and reading and "the pressure and tumult of outer events," it became the celebrated book we know. But as so often hammered with Mann, the book he wrote was quite different from the book he planned, and in the end The Story of a Novel became no less than an account of the challenge, the delights, and the torments of the creative process itself— a unique answer to the question readers of masterpieces have never tried of asking "How did he do it?" Manny ells the absorbing story of the long period of incubation of Doctor Faustus and its sudden ripening under the impact of world events. He recalls his many hours of self-doubt and the trials that his self-criticism imposed upon him at every stage. And throughout there are intimate descriptions of his life in wartime California, of the circle of "men of understanding and good will" with… Read More

New York: A Borzoi Book/Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., Publishers, 1948. Decorative Canvas Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 510 pp. Solidly and tightly bound copy with moderate external, but minimal internal wear and use. Copy with crisp pages and clean text. No dust jacket. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments.

New York: A Borzoi Book/ Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., Publishers, 1965. 6th Printing . Hardcover. Like New/Poor. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 510 pp. Flawless copy. Dj torn for top half of spine and at top of front cover.