Demian
by Hesse, Hermann
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1965. A very nice copy of the first American edition of this absorbing Hermann Hesse novel. Introduction by Thomas Mann. Hermann Hesse first published this novel in 1919 under a pseudonym and it was this great work that made him famous. First edition stated on the verso of the title page. All pages are present and correct with no inscriptions and are tightly bound. Book sits solid and square with all corners sharp. Housed in the Very Good dustwrapper with publishers price intact on the top inside of front flap. Light signs of handling and some very shallow chips to the head of spine otherwise the dustwrapper remains in very presentable condition. Protected in a removable archival booksleeve to preserve its condition. A very nice copy !. First American Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
Synopsis
Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth is a bildungsroman by Hermann Hesse, first published in 1919; a prologue was added in 1960. Demian was first published under the pseudonym "Emil Sinclair", the name of the narrator of the story, but Hesse was later revealed to be the author. The novel was written in just three weeks.
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- Bookseller
- The Rare Book Shelf
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001162
- Title
- Demian
- Author
- Hesse, Hermann
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1965
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Herefordshire
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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