The Road to the Open by Schnitzler, Arthur - 1913

London: Howard Latimer Limited, 1913. Austrian playwright Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931) is noted for his dramatic farces with sexual themes, which were often called "pornographic" by contemporary critics. . He wrote only two full-length novels, of which this is one. Originally published in German in 1908. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First English Edition. Uncommon to scarce. The"Authorized Translation" is by Horace Samuel. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. There is no publication date, and some bibliographers asign it to 1923, when the American edition was published. But Quercus agrees with The British Library that it was 1913, on the basis of a faint date stamp on the rear paste-down. Clean text; 412 pages. The endpapers are typically foxed, and it is tanned lightly throughout. Both hinges are cracked, hence the "minus" grading, but they are holding. There is sunfade to the spine and edges. Not a great copy, but a basically sound one. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First UK Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket.