Stories and Episodes by Mann, Thomas - 1947

J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd, London . New York, 1947. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Fair. introduction by E.F. Bozman, bibliographical note. Illustrated endpapers -- being a peach coloured design. Red coloured cloth covered boards with self embossed publisher's logo to the front panel and gilt titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper with red coloured background with black titles to the front panel and backstrip. A selection of Thomas Mann's short stories and excerpts from The Magic Mountain and Joseph and His Brethren.Part of the Everyman's Library series -- 962.  Softening to the head and to the heel of the backstrip and rubbing to the lower book edges. Some fading to the head and heel of the backstrip, commensurate with loss of dustwrapper. Browning to the textblock edges and to the internal pages.The dustwrapper is not in great shape.Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and to the head and to the heel of the backstrip – a previous owner has supported the tears of the backstrip with tape to the verso of the dustwrapper, the tape is still in situ. There is a triangular piece missing from the backstrip, which also has jagged tears. Tears to the top dustwrapper edge with associated creasing. A few small tears to the lower dustwrapper edge. Browning to the verso of the dustwrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (6), VII-XIII, (1), 359, (10 – of which eight are further books from publishing house) pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Classics ; Germany; Inventory No: 0113463. .