Autobiographical Writings

Hesse, Hermann. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972 (Stated 1st Printing). Hardbound. Translated by Denver Lindley. Edited and with Intro by Theodore Ziolkowski. 'It had enemies,' writes Hesse of his childhood desire to be a magician, 'opposing forces stood against it—the real, the serious, that which was not to be denied. . . . Gradually the primeval forest of my days was altered, paradise congealed around me.' A wonderful FSG edition of this essential glimpse at the life of Hesse, with an eye-catching Milton Glaser jacket and book design by Herb Johnson, featuring stamped monogram to the front board and subtly adventurous details such as parenthesis-accented folios.

Tight, square spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Gilt to spine and front board remains bright. There is a one- by five-inch area of cosmetic dampstaining to the front board, but no other notable wear to the book. Mylar-protected jacket is not price-clipped and has some areas of light creasing and soiling, as well as a small former seller label affixed to the front turn-in. 291 pp. Literary Memoir.