1943, ISBN: 6f38a3512321b2563e55ada91fd36462

Gebundene Ausgabe

[SC: 20.0], [PU: Berlin, Ernst Rowohlt (vol. 3): Lausanne, Imprimerie Centrale, 1930-1943.], LITERATURE AFTER 1880, Jacket, 3 vols. 1074, (2) pp. 605, (3) pp. 462 pp. With frontispiece ph… Mehr…

[SC: 20.0], [PU: Berlin, Ernst Rowohlt (vol. 3): Lausanne, Imprimerie Centrale, 1930-1943.], LITERATURE AFTER 1880, Jacket, 3 vols. 1074, (2) pp. 605, (3) pp. 462 pp. With frontispiece photographic portrait in vol. III and two illustrations. Publisher's beige cloth; vol. III in original brown dust jacket. First edition in three volumes of the work which is unequivocally Musil's masterpiece, and a cornerstone of modernist literature. Robert Musil (1880-1942), an Austrian novelist trained as an engineer and a philosopher, died before he was able to complete Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften. Its third volume was published from his papers by his widow, Martha Musil, in the midst of the Second World War. - Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften roams through the Austro-Hungarian fin de siècle, portraying a sprawling cast of characters from all walks of Viennese life, from society wives to murderers of prostitutes. The book stands alongside the likes of Hermann Broch's The Sleepwalkers, Karl Kraus' The Last Days of Mankind, or Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday as an ironic and critical portrait of the rising tides of tension and imperial nationalism, and a lost sense of masculine identity among the generation leading up to World War I. - While Musil was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, his work never generated the interest (or indeed, income) Musil desired; it was only in the 1950s that Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften became lauded on an international stage. It is considered in turn a literary triumph, a work of Musil's particular theories of philosophy, and even an historical record of the fading days of empire in Europe. - In excellent condition, including dust jacket. - With the small bookseller's stamp of Theodor Heller, Munich. - WG 10.<

1952, ISBN: 6f38a3512321b2563e55ada91fd36462

[PU: Rowohlt Verlag, Hamburg, Germany], GERMAN LITERATURE MODERN FICTION CLASSICS: CONTEMPORARY FICTION: GERMANY MODERNIST 978-3499225116, Jacket, Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: The Book sho… Mehr…

[PU: Rowohlt Verlag, Hamburg, Germany], GERMAN LITERATURE MODERN FICTION CLASSICS: CONTEMPORARY FICTION: GERMANY MODERNIST 978-3499225116, Jacket, Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: The Book shows indications of very careful use: just a touch of scuffing to the bottom edge of the front panel; about half the pages show the faintest bend at the top corner (not apparent unless the pages are closely examined); the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only a minor cosmetic flaw. Remains close to 'As New'. The DJ shows light wear to extremities; a short, closed tear at the bottom of the front panel; mild rubbing; the plastic coating is bubbling in places along the hinges; unclipped. No longer 'As New', but remains a handsome copy in an intact DJ and with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.7 x 5 x 2 inches). 1632 pages. Edited by Adolf Frise. Language: German. Weight: 2 pounds, 1.3 ounces. Hardback with DJ.<

1952, ISBN: 6f38a3512321b2563e55ada91fd36462

Hamburg, Germany Rowohlt Verlag, 1952. Hardcover Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: The Book shows indications of very careful use: just a touch of scuffing to the bottom edge of the front pa… Mehr…

Hamburg, Germany Rowohlt Verlag, 1952. Hardcover Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: The Book shows indications of very careful use: just a touch of scuffing to the bottom edge of the front panel; about half the pages show the faintest bend at the top corner (not apparent unless the pages are closely examined); the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only a minor cosmetic flaw. Remains close to 'As New'. The DJ shows light wear to extremities; a short, closed tear at the bottom of the front panel; mild rubbing; the plastic coating is bubbling in places along the hinges; unclipped. No longer 'As New', but remains a handsome copy in an intact DJ and with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.7 x 5 x 2 inches). 1632 pages. Edited by Adolf Frise. Language: German. Weight: 2 pounds, 1.3 ounces. Hardback with DJ., Rowohlt Verlag, 1952., 0<