Apr 19, 2007 - Sale 2110

Sale 2110 - Lot 46

Unsold
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
HESSE, HERMANN. Siddhartha. 8vo, original 1/4 vellum over orange boards, lettered in black on spine and cover, very slightly cocked, minor bump to lower outer front corner, mild surface slits to front joints; scattered light foxing, mostly to preliminaries and endleaves; early owner's pencil inscription on front endpaper; 2 pages publisher's ads at end. Overall a very attractive copy. Berlin: Fischer, 1922

Additional Details

first edition. Steppenwolf and Siddhartha are considered Hesse's most famous and important novels. This is the true scarce first edition with "Erste bis Sechste Auflage'" printed on the copyright page.