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Berlin: S. Fischer, Verlag, 1913. First Trade Edition. Near Fine. First German trade edition, first printing. 145, [3] pp. Publisher's half vellum over marbled paper-covered boards, spine label blocked in turquoise lettered in gilt. Text in the original German. Near Fine with slight rubbing and slight soiling to binding, spine darkened. Owner name to front free endpaper; contents lightly tanned. Thomas Mann's best-known works with strong homoerotic themes.

Death in Venice is a novella that explores the complexities of art, youth, and desire through the experiences of a distinguished author who becomes infatuated with a beautiful boy in Venice.