GRASS, GUNTER — The Tin Drum
NY: Pantheon Books, 1962. First American Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Gunter Grass. Publisher's full red cloth, gilt lettering and embossed drum vignette on spine, black embossed Drummer Boy medallion on cover, top edge black, fore-edge deckle. Translated from the German by Ralph Manheim. Long gift inscription on first blank preliminary page (dated Christmas 1963), additional former owner's name on preceeding page, otherwise unmarked, seemingly unread, tight, square, and clean. The unclipped dust jacket ($6.95), now in Mylar, is chipped with substantial loss at the bottom of the front panel and at the heel of the spine, and with small closed tears and an old tape repair at the head of the spine, else near fine. The date code on the front flap is 2/63. VERY GOOD/FAIR. Jacket Illustration. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 592 pp. Very Good in Fair dust jacket .
