Lot 282
Okkulte Erlebnisse, by Thomas Mann – Limited Edition Copy, Signed by Mann – Berlin, 1924 – Etched Portrait of the Author
Okkulte Erlebnisse [An Experience in the Occult], by Thomas Mann. Berlin: Alf Häger, [1924]. German. First edition. A numbered copy, signed by Mann, with an etched portrait of Mann by Karl Dannemann.
Okkulte Erlebnisse by Thomas Mann (1875-1955), one of the most important German writers in the 20th century, laureate of the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature. Copy number XXVI from an edition of 90 signed copies, with an etched portrait of Thomas Mann by German Artist Karl Dannemann (1896-1945). The colophon page and etching are signed by Mann (in pencil). The etching is also signed by Karl Dannemann.
Elegant binding, with gilt title and decorations, designed by the artist Hermann Holzhey (1878-1936). Gilt edges.
64, [2] pp + [1] plate, 23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears and scuffs to spine. Placed in a slipcase (damaged).
