Thomas Mann
The Black Swan.
Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First US edition. Translation by Willard R. Trask of "Die Betrogene" (S. Fischer Verlag, 1953). 141 pages.
Volume, measuring approximately 5.75" x 8", is bound in black cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine and blind-stamped stylized initials and title on front cover. Book displays some shelfwear. Binding is solid. Interior is clean and bright. Price-clipped dust jacket shows shelfwear, with light soiling to panels and small stain at top edge of front panel.
"A bold and disturbing theme pervades this deeply moving and tenderly ironic tale of a strange deception. In it Thomas Mann once again reveals his mastery of psychological analysis and his profound perceptions into the mysterious realm where the physical and the spiritual meet."