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Doctor Faustus: The Life of the German Composer, Adrian Leverkühn, as told by a friend; A Novel by Mann, Thomas, and Lowe-Porter, H. T. (Translated from the German by) - 1948

by Mann, Thomas, and Lowe-Porter, H. T. (Translated from the German by)

Doctor Faustus: The Life of the German Composer, Adrian Leverkühn, as told by a friend; A Novel by Mann, Thomas, and Lowe-Porter, H. T. (Translated from the German by) - 1948

Doctor Faustus: The Life of the German Composer, Adrian Leverkühn, as told by a friend; A Novel

by Mann, Thomas, and Lowe-Porter, H. T. (Translated from the German by)

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New York.: A Borzoi Book / A. A. Knopf., 1948. Book Club Edition. Book-of-the-Month-Club.. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Jacket has edge wear w/ short tears; lower front jacket damp stain. Tightly bound.. Salter, George (Jacket illustrated by).. 1 Black cloth over boards. Gold spine titles. front blind-stamped titles. vi, 510 p. 22 cm. Fictional Biography with a music theme, based on a modern version of the Faust legend. Told is the life story of Adrian Leverkühn (1885-1940), by his lifelong friend Serenus Zeitblom, Ph.D. The composer symbolically enters into a pact with the Devil, represented by a wasting disease. He sells his soul and body for 24 years of musical genius. Author Thomas Mann, b. Germany 1875, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1929. Leaving Germany in 1933, he later settled in Princeton NJ, and later in California.
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  • Illustrator Salter, George (Jacket illustrated by).
  • Format/Binding Hard cover
  • Book Condition Used - Very good in good dust jacket. Jacket has edge wear w/ short tears; lower front jacket damp stain. Tightly bound.
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  • Edition Book Club Edition. Book-of-the-Month-Club.
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher A Borzoi Book / A. A. Knopf.
  • Place of Publication New York.
  • Date Published 1948
  • Keywords Fictional Biography, music theme, based on Faust legend|Pact with the Devil|Nobel Prize for Literature in 1929|Salter, George, artist
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This Peace

by Mann, Thomas, and Lowe-Porter, H. T., trans

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1938 Knopf hardcover stated 1st edition. No dj, staining and slight fraying on cover, lettering faded from spine, owner's name and date on front pastedown, numbers stamped on back ep, pages tanned, else text clean, binding tight .
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Death in Venice: And Seven Other Stories
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Death in Venice: And Seven Other Stories

by Thomas Mann and H.T. Lowe-Porter

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780679722069 / 0679722068
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Paperback. Good. Good/some marks/underlines inside/age tanned pages
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The Beloved Returns: Lotte in Weimar

by Mann, Thomas, and Lowe-Porter, H. T., trans

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Stated 1st American edition implicit 1st printing . No dj, spine a little tilted, lettering faded from spine, light fraying and soil on cover, dampstain and rippling near top of page through whole book and near bottom for some pages, owner's name (prominent artist Everett Raymond Kinstler) on ffep, light tanning, for all that, text clean, binding tight .
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The Magic Mountain
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The Magic Mountain

by Thomas Mann and H. T. Lowe-Porter

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9780679736455 / 067973645X
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Used paperback, but still in very good condition. Some light edge and surface wear to the cover from storage. Pages very slightly tanned, and there is a slight 'bend' to the book, down the center, but firm storage and shelving will keep the book straight. Fine overall reading condition.Very Good
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This Peace
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This Peace

by Mann, Thomas, and Lowe-Porter, H. T. (translated by)

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Good
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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First Edition Hardcover Book in Dust Jacket. Binding square and tight and contents clean and unmarked. Pages lightly aged. Tips lightly bumped. Jacket shows light wear at tips and along edges and sunned spine and is now protected in a removable mylar cover. Nobel Prize winner's take on the "Peace of Munich".
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The Beloved Returns Lotte In Weimar

by Thomas Mann and H.T. Lowe-Porter (translator)

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Hardcover
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. Hardcover. Collectible; VG. This hardcover book is Very, being square and tight. The black boards and spine have no wear with bright lettering. The gilt on the spine has noticeable losses, but still attractive. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds, and mild toning to the endpages. There is no dustjacket present. There is a gift inscription and bookplate of recipient dated 1941 on the inner board. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark. Edition information is as follows: Published August 26, 1940 First And Second Printings Before Publication.
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This Peace

by Mann, Thomas, and Lowe-Porter, H. T. (Helen Tracy)

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First Edition. First? Printing
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New York: A. A. Knopf, 1938. First Edition. First? Printing. good, ex-lib.. 21 cm, 38, usual library markings, part of DJ pasted to front endpaper. Mann's polemic about then recent events in Europe, culminating in the improperly named "Peace of Munich. " An anguished cry from a German exile, refugee, and literary giant of the 20th century.
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The Magic Mountain
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The Magic Mountain

by Thomas Mann; H. T. Lowe-Porter and Gonzalo Fonseca

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New
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781125148167 / 1125148160
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Leather Bound. New.
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THOMAS MANN STORIES OF THREE DECADES

by Thomas (Author) and Lowe-Porter H. T. (Translator) Mann

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Used - very good
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NEW YORK NY: Alfred A Knopf ,, 1936. hard cover with dj. very good.
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Essays of Three Decades

by Mann, Thomas, and Lowe-Porter, H.T

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Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Ships today from the USA with free USPS Delivery Confirmation upgrade! Ligh
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2nd prtg.
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Hardcover
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US: Knopf, 1947. 2nd prtg.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Ships today from the USA with free USPS Delivery Confirmation upgrade! Lightly aged! NO stickers!. 1 478 p. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 478 p. Audience: General/trade. 6X9X1.6verGOLDoB / bas 040712
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