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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. First Edition. Near Fine. Two volumes. First American edition, limited issue; one of 200 numbered sets printed on Worthy Aurelian paper and signed by Thomas Mann. Bound in publisher's blue-striped paper covered boards over vellum spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine, with light toning, light rubbing to extremities and corners consolidated. Evidence of bookplate removal to front paste downs and pages toned. A handsome set.

A landmark of modern literature, The Magic Mountain unfolds in a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps, a community devoted exclusively to sickness that serves as a fictional microcosm for Europe on the eve of World War I.