The Man Without Qualities by Musil, Robert - 1995

Hardcovers with dust jackets in Slipcase. 2 Vol. with 1774 pages.First printing of first edition. Slipcase has faint signs of wear and $60.00 price on bottom crossed with red ink (see photos). Vol. 1 has gap in top of block at pp. 276-277 from bookmark. Otherwise book and dj are both clean and unmarked.
'The Man Without Qualities (German: Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften; 1930–1943) is an unfinished modernist novel in three volumes and various drafts, by the Austrian writer Robert Musil.
The novel is a "story of ideas", which takes place in the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy's last days, and the plot often veers into allegorical digressions on a wide range of existential themes concerning humanity and feelings. It has a particular concern with the values of truth and opinion and how society organizes ideas about life and society. The book is well over a thousand pages long in its entirety, and no one single theme dominates.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. Two vols. Black cloth over black paper-covered boards . Illustrated dust jackets with full portrait of author's face split between the two spines. prev.owner stamp on the endpapers. Clean and bright. Illustrated slipcase has superficial wear, otherwise like new.. Set in Vienna on the eve of World War I, this great novel of ideas tells the story of Ulrich, ex-soldier and scientist, seducer and skeptic, who finds himself drafted into the grandiose plans for the 70th jubilee of the Emperor Franz Josef. This new translation--published in two elegant volumes--is the first to present Musil's complete text, including material that remained unpublished during his lifetime. Please note that this is a heavy set and may require additional postage for international orders. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. Two vols. Black cloth over black paper-covered boards. Illustrated dust jackets with full portrait of author's face split between the two spines. Clean and bright. Illustrated slipcase is like new. Set in Vienna on the eve of World War I, this great novel of ideas tells the story of Ulrich, ex-soldier and scientist, seducer and skeptic, who finds himself drafted into the grandiose plans for the 70th jubilee of the Emperor Franz Josef. This new translation--published in two elegant volumes--is the first to present Musil's complete text, including material that remained unpublished during his lifetime. Please note that this is a heavy set and may require additional postage for international orders. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

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Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. cloth, two volumes, complete. hardcovers in dust jackets in illustrated slipcase., missing paper label on top of slipcase with faint traces of adhesive remaining, minor impact and non-progressive. no other flaws - clean, well bound, no writing or markings.; vol. 1 - x-725pp./vol. 2 - vi-729-1774pp.; translated from german original by sophie wilkins. burton pike, editorial consultant. first english translation to incorporate material omitted from previous editions. dust jacket and slipcase designed by chip kidd and barbara de wilde. . First Edition Thus/First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Multi-Volume Set.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Stated third printing. Two volumes. Translated from the German by Sophie Wilkins. One corner gently bumped else fine in about fine dust jackets with a bit of gentle bumping. Housed in a very good slipcase with a couple of bumped corners (one heavily so) and one neatly strengthened short split.