Der Grosse Verzicht by Schneider, Reinhold - 1950

Germany: Erschienen im Insel - Verlag.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1950. Hardcover. 8vo - 20 x 12 cm.; 279 pp. Text is in German. A play by Schneider (1903-1958) who was primarily a poet and novelist whose work was influenced by Catholicism; he also wrote anti-war poems declared by the National Socialist government as anti-Nazi. Black cloth-covered boards with a red block on spine and gilt lettering on spine and front cover, yellow text block head. Former owners' names and inscription on front free endpaper, an owner stamp on title page, dust soiled text block head; binding sturdy, text clean. Dust jacket lightly sunned on spine, light edgewear. .