Thomas Mann

Der Tod in Venedig.

Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag, 1913. Third printing. 145 pages.

Antique volume, measuring approximately 5" x 7.5", is bound in original half-vellum spine and marbled boards, with gilt-lettered spine label. Book shows shelfwear, with minor wear at edges and outside corners. Binding is firm. Previous owner's inscription appears on front flyleaf. Interior is otherwise clean and without markings. Silk ribbon is intact.

This famous novella depicts the inner drama of Gustav von Aschenbach, a prominent, middle-aged German writer who arrives in Venice intending to rekindle his lost inspiration. Once settled in his hotel, Aschenbach becomes intrigued by a Polish adolescent named Tadzio—a boy of extraordinary beauty—who ultimately becomes the object of the writer's silent adoration.