JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS

by Thomas Mann, H. T Lowe-Porter, novel, translation

$1,250 · Offered by Captain Ahab's Rare Books · No longer available

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. First American Edition. The first volume in Mann's great tetralogy, telling the story of the Biblical Joseph's rise as a statesman in Egypt, his conduct during the epic famine, and his restoration to his father Jacob. Easily the most elusive of the four books in the first printing, and scarce in this condition. Item #4239 First Printing. Octavo 19.5cm ;

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