Schnitzler, Arthur — Little Novels

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound simply in shiny black cloth, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Translated by Eric Sutton from the original German. The German Jew Arthur Schnitzler was born at Praterstrasse 16, Leopoldstadt, Vienna, capital of the Austrian Empire, the son of a prominent Hungarian laryngologist, Johann Schnitzler (1835–1893), and Luise Markbreiter (1838–1911), a daughter of the Viennese doctor Philipp Markbreiter, according to his Wikipedia entry. Trained in medicine, Schnitzler eventually turned to writing. This item comprises several novellas. Among those filmed are *The Death of a Bachelor*, filmed in Spanish in 1974, and *The Murderer*, filmed in German in 1984. Frontis matter + 279 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good