KESTEN, Hermann

Ferdinand and Isabella

New York: A.A. Wyn, 1946. First English Language Edition. First printing. Octavo. Red cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 373pp. Tight, straight copy, with cloth just a bit nudged at spine ends; Near Fine. In the original dustwrapper, sunned on spine panel and with a few shallow losses at extremities, Very Good only.

Kesten's sixth novel, originally published in exile (Amsterdam: Allert de Lange) in 1936. Kesten lived in various cities, including Paris, New York, and Rome after fleeing Berlin in 1933. The current translation is uncredited; a London edition, translated by Edwin Crankshaw, appeared in 1937 under the title "Spanish Fire."

Price: $75.00

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