Books

Berlin: S. Fischer, 1927. Der Steppenwolf. Berlin: S. Fischer, [1927]. First edition, in original first issuedust jacket (with bis.15 on front). Octavo (7 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches; 184 x 110 mm). [1]-64, [2, yellow wrapper], [34], [65]-289, [1, colophon], [2, blank] pp. with the separately paginated Tractat bound in with faux wrappers as required. Original pale blue linen cloth. Boards ruled in gilt. Front board with the initials "hh" in gilt. Spine with black panel, lettered and stamped in gilt. Middle section within the yellow wrappers a bit toned as usual, otherwise a near fine copy. In the publisher's original printed dust jacket. A few tiny chips to lower edge and front flap crease. Spine and flap folds sunned. Minor stain to jacket spine. Jacket is approximately one centimeter shorter than the book, with evidence of it being trimmed along the bottom and top edge. A near fine book in a very good jacket. Housed in a custom full navy blue morocco clamshell, gilt-stamped on spine.…

Steppenwolf is a novel about a middle-aged man named Harry Haller who struggles with his divided nature between the wild, wolf-like instincts and a deeply human inner life.