Burke Kenneth Translator (6 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Gilt-stamped full black leather. Gently read, if at all. No markings, binding is tight. Notes from the Editors included.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 284 pages. 7.99x10.00x1.85 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Death in Venice. By Thomas Mann. Translated by Kenneth Burke. With an Introduction by Erich Heller. Illustrated with Wood-Engravings by Felix Hoffmann. The Collector's Library of Famous Editions. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1997. 107 p. Decorated leather binding measures 10.5 x 7\", large 8vo. In good condition. Boards normally scuffed at edges and corners. Gilt deco on front board dulled\/soiled at proper left (front hinge), but is otherwise bright and clean. Head and tail of spine scuffed. All edges of text-block gilt. Permanent silk bookmark intact with some fraying at loose end. Easton Press bookplate on front paste-down with ownership signature. Text-block clean. Pamphlet bumped at top corner with light age-staining around edges. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. Felix Hoffmann (1911 in Aarau \u0096 1975) was a Swiss graphic designer, illustrator and stained glass artist. He created countless illustrations for children's books, illustrations from literature (including the only one of Thomas Mann authorized illustration of The Magic Mountain), and stained glass windows, frescoes, and Etchings. RAREW1997GHDV - 09\/25 - HK2665.…

Condition: Good. No dustjacket. English. xxviii, 316pp, wear and fading to covers, bookplate inside front cover otherwise unmarked, scarce english edition. Bernard, Emile and Pottier, Rene (illustrator).

Hardcover Quarter Leather. Condition: Very Good. Signed. No DJ. Limited Edition 179/1500. Signed by artist Felix Hoffmann. Hardcover quarter leather. Very Good slipcase, sunning. Owner name bookplate on front free end page, KEG. Closed 1/2 inch tear one text page margin. No other marks in lightly read book. Monthly letter (January 1972, Number 451) and letter Number Ten, re this volume, laid in. Wood engravings.…

First American Edition, preceding the British edition by three years. The title story is the basis for the 1971 film directed by Luchino Visconti, starring Dirk Bogarde and Marissa Berenson. Very Good plus in a Very Good or better example of the rare dust jacket. Light foxing affecting the page block and last few leaves. Jacket is lightly edgeworn along the top edge, with the usual toning on the spine panel, and a shallow chip at the crown. In a custom maroon quarter-leather clamshell box.…