The Man Without Qualities (Volume 1: A Sort of Introduction, The Like of It Now Happens (I) / The Like of It Now Happens (II) / Into the Millenium (III) (The Criminals)) [Three Volumes]

Language: English

Published by Secker and Warburg, 1955

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First UK edition, in three volumes. Secker & Warburg, 1955/1954/1960 respectively; Vol. 1 is a stated second printing, Vols. 2 and 3 are first printings with no additional printings indicated; xxxv, 365pp. / vii, 454pp. / xi, 445pp. From the collection of Jack D. Zipes, noted scholar of German folklore and literature, with his signature on the front paste-down of each volume and his pen notations in the translators' foreword of Vols. 1 and 3. Bindings are tight and sturdy; faint damp-stains on bottom edge of Vol. 1 and 3's front and rear boards, else only minor wear to edges of green cloth boards, gilt/mauve titling on spines remains bright and bold; text very good throughout set (besides Prof. Zipes's underlining mentioned above); faint foxing to top edge of page blocks. Mild wear, toning to edges of clipped dust jackets, mild toning to spine panels as well; jackets arrive wrapped in protective mylar. The earliest English-language edition of this classic of German modernism, straight from the library of one of America's preeminent scholars of German literature and culture. Due to the size/weight of this set extra charges will apply for international and/or expedited shipping. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Title
The Man Without Qualities (Volume 1: A Sort of Introduction, The Like of It Now Happens (I) / The Like of It Now Happens (II) / Into the Millenium (III) (The Criminals)) [Three Volumes]
Author
Musil, Robert; Eithne Wilkins & Ernst Kaiser [Translators]
Publisher
Secker and Warburg
Publication year
1955
Condition
Good+
Dust jacket
Good+
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
First Edition.
Item weight
79 ounces
Dimensions
5x0x8
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