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First American edition. Red cloth, spine lettered gilt and black, pictorial black stamping to spine and cover. Pictorial dust jacket. Signed by the Author on the half-title page, no inscription. Scarce. Book Condition- Near Fine: A firm square signed copy. Moderate wear to the cloth binding. Foxing to the outer text block edges. Owner's name stamp to front pastedown. Dust Jacket Condition- Very Good+: A bright dust jacket cover. A touch of sunning to the spine. Spine upper edge rubbed. A few very minor closed tears - to upper spine edge, and back cover edge. Not price-clipped. Original $6.95 price on flap. Brodart cover.

The Tin Drum is a novel by Günter Grass, considered one of the author's masterpieces and one of the key novels of the 20th century. The novel is the first book of Grass's Danzig Trilogy, and it tells the story of Oskar Matzerath, a boy who wills himself to stop growing and communicates through his tin drum. The book is a richly imaginative tale that combines history, folklore, and political commentary, presenting a surreal account of the rise of Nazism and the horrors of World War II.

First editions of 'The Tin Drum' published by Verlag Hermann Luchterhand in 1959 may be identified by checking the details on the copyright page, which should state the publication year as 1959, the publisher as Verlag Hermann Luchterhand, and may include the mention of it being a first printing or Erstausgabe. Additionally, the dust jacket and artwork can also be indicative of the first edition.