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Mann, Thomas : The Magic Mountain

Secker & Warburg, 1945

716 pages (complete). Jacket has some edge tears, worn ,chipped, damp marked. Boards shelf rubbed and damp marked. Tanning, previous ownership stamp, markings, dog ears. However, it is still in good condition, tightly bound and intact. 1st single edition in English. Reprint. MK.. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fair

Mann, Thomas : The Magic Mountain

Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1957

reprint. jacket is worn, torn and creased. edge wear on boards. foxing and marks. sticker residue. well bound. fairly good copy.[S.K]. Book Condition: Fair. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fair

Mann, Thomas : The Magic Mountain

Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1981

[1981] Hardcover. This is the brown/gilt designed edition with One-Quarter Premium Leather [NOT full leather] and translated from German by H.T. Lowe-Porter. Beautiful binding features designs, borders, and lettering in gilt. Three raised edges on leather spine. All edges in gilt. Marbled endpapers, satin page marker, two-page spread frontispiece and illustrations by Gonzalo Fonseca, 724 pages. The acid-free book paper is a special paper stock by Franklin Library, made to archival standards. Condition: Minor scuffs to gilt edges from handling, shelving. Former owner's bookplate on first pastedown endpaper. Else Fine. Free of cracks, tears to binding chips to gilt, binding, writing/underlines in text, and page tears. Text is clear, readable/illustrations vivid. Book purchased, never read. Stored in temperature controlled room. Free of humidity stains and the smell of a previous smoker. In gift-giving condition. The publisher, Franklin Library (a division of Franklin Mint), published collectible books of high quality materials. Since the publisher ceased operations in 2000, all editions are considered out-of-print, some uncommon and highly collectible. This work, originally published as Der Zauberberg in 1924, is the story is of Hans Castorp, a young German engineer, who visits a cousin in a tuberculosis sanatorium in the mountains of Davos, Switz. Castorp realizes he has symptoms of the disease and stays at the sanatorium for seven years, until World War I. Over the years he becomes aware of and absorbs the key political, cultural, and scientific ideas of 20th century Europe. The sanatorium becomes the spiritual reflection of the opportunities and the dangers of the actual world. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly.. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover

Mann, Thomas : The Magic Mountain

The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1999

[1999] THIS IS THE FULL LEATHER, GILT, COLLECTIBLE EASTON PRESS BOOK EDITION, NOT A CHEAP COMPOSITE LEATHER OR THE CLOTH/PAPER TRADE EDITION. IN GIFT-GIVING CONDITION. Two volumes in one. Translated from the German by H.T. Lowe-Porter. Wood engravings and frontispiece by Felix Hoffman. Deep green, full leather hardcover featuring beautiful gilt designs/gilt lettering. Sophisticated, fine binding has six raised ridges on spine. Lettering, designs stamped with gorgeous accents of 22kt. gold - a hallmark of fine bookmaking. This beautifully bound book was hand selected from individually tanned hides. Textured and shaded, acid-neutral paper won't turn yellow over time. Pages are Smyth-sewn into binding for permanence (not glued like ordinary books). Endpapers are beautiful satin moiré. Edges gilded on three sides to enhance the elegance of the book. Satin ribbon page marker bound in. Condition: New, pristine. Free of binding cracks, tears. Binding gilt not chipped - fine. Free of bookplates, stickers, writing, and page tears. Book stored in temperature-controlled environment - no smelly damp stains or the smell of a previous smoker. Here is the tale of Hans Castcorp, a conservative bourgeois full of orthodox and unexamined opinions whose three-week visit to a sanitarium in 1907 turns into a stay of seven years. Cut-off from ordinary life, Hans struggles with conflicting beliefs about human nature, life, death, sickness, sex, and society as well as the confusion of contradictory values that made Western culture both great and self-destructive. A triumph novel, worldwide. Author received the Nobel Prize in 1929. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly.. Illustr.: Felix Hoffmann. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Full-Leather

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