The Glass Bead Game (Magister Ludi).
by Hesse, Hermann
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Langley, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Hesse, Hermann. The Glass Bead Game (Magister Ludi). New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston , 1969. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine price-clipped dust jacket. The Glass Bead Game is an ultra-aesthetic game which is played by the scholars, creamed off in childhood and nurtured in elite schools, in the province of Castalia. The Master of the Glass Bead Game, Joseph Knecht, holds the most exalted office in Castalia. He personifies the detachment, serenity and aesthetic vision which reward a life dedicated to perfection of the intellect. This is Herman Hesse's major contribution to contemporary philosophic literature and has a powerful vision of universality, the inner unity of man's cultural ideals and his search for personal perfection and social responsibility.
Synopsis
The Glass Bead Game is the last work and magnum opus of the German author Hermann Hesse. Begun in 1931 and published in Switzerland in 1943, after being rejected for publication in Nazi Germany, the book was mentioned in Hesse's citation for the 1946 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gregor Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28271
- Title
- The Glass Bead Game (Magister Ludi).
- Author
- Hesse, Hermann
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing of the First US Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart & Winston ,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1969.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature
Terms of Sale
Gregor Rare Books
All items are first US or UK printings unless otherwise noted. Signatures are guaranteed authentic. Items are subject to prior sale and returnable within 7 days of receipt if not as described. We accept all major credit cards and personal checks. Postage is extra. We ship Priority insured mail: $8.00 for the first item and $4.00 for each additional. International shipping will be billed at cost. Washington State residents will be charged 8.4% sales tax.
About the Seller
Gregor Rare Books
Biblio member since 2007
Langley, Washington
About Gregor Rare Books
Gregor Rare Books is an open shop in the beautiful waterfront village of Langley, WA on Whidbey Island. We offer a fine selection of Distinctive Literature in the First Edition. Our shop hours are Wednesday through Sunday 10 am to 5 pm pst.
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