{"product_id":"24351-mann-thomas-death-in-venice-signed","title":"Mann, Thomas. (1875-1955) \"Death In Venice\" - SIGNED","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHardcover. 8vo. 284 pp. Translation by Kenneth Burke. S\u003cspan\u003etated third printing of the first edition in English, signed and inscribed on the ffe by Mann in German to Herbert M. Meyer, \"Noble friend across the ocean over the distance greetings from man to man,\" and dated Munich, November 9, 1939. Black cloth with red type, light wear and endpages toned, else fine throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in 1912 and published in Germany under the title \u003cem\u003eDer Tod in Venedig\u003c\/em\u003e, this edition also includes the novellas Tristan and Tonio Kröger. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAn important signed copy of one of the greatest works of 20th Century literature, one of only a handful of signed examples of which we are aware to have appeared on the market in the last decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe recipient of the inscription was Herbert Marx Meyer (1903-1988), noted Detroit book collector who assembled a large collection of early 20th century literature. He corresponded with many of the authors of the time, and thus many of his books bear friendly and warm authorial inscriptions such as the present example.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the greatest and most widely read authors of the 20th century, Mann was an innovative stylist and synthesizer of the intellectual trends of his time, exerting much influence on modern fiction not only in Germany but in Europe and in both Americas as well. His perceptiveness as an interpreter of Western cultural heritage and his skill as a cosmopolitan teacher of democratic and humanistic values earned him recognition as a \"mirror of his age\" and a \"citizen of the world.\" Among Mann's many important works of short fiction, his novella \"Death in Venice\" (1928) is the most famous. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62363653800095,"sku":"24351","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/MannDeathInVenicesignedandinscribed24351cc.jpg?v=1754587875","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/24351-mann-thomas-death-in-venice-signed","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}