Joseph in Egypt by Thomas Mann | 1938 FIRST EDITION/Sixth Printing | Antique Novel | Two Book Set in Slipcase

Joseph in Egypt is the third in a four-part series entitled Joseph and His Brothers by renown author Thomas Mann, retelling the Biblical tale of Joseph (of coat of many colors fame). This is a FIRST EDITION/Sixth Printing of the two-volume set in its original slipcase, published in 1938 by Alfred A. Knopf Publishers.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Paul Thomas Mann (1875-1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas are noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual. His analysis and critique of the European and German soul used modernized versions of German and Biblical stories, as well as the ideas of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Arthur Schopenhauer. When Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, Mann fled to Switzerland. When World War II broke out in 1939, he moved to the United States, then returned to Switzerland in 1952. Mann is one of the best-known exponents of the so-called Exilliteratur, German literature written in exile by those who opposed the Hitler regime.

BIXLEY NOTES
• Joseph in Egypt
• Written by Thomas Mann
• Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1938
• FIRST EDITION/Sixth Printing
• Two-volume set. Linen hardcovers with dust jackets and original slipcase.
• 664 pages between the two volumes
• Set measures 8" x 5 3/4"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In great condition
• Slipcase has yellowed with age, with some scuff marks but it has done its job
• Two books are in excellent condition with no shelf wear
• Wax paper dust jackets are very yellowed and fragile as expected with age
• Pages are in excellent condition - clean and unmarked

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