542pp. Brown cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Bumped spine ends, sun faded where dust jacket missing. Top text block edge sprayed brown, remaining edges tanned and foxed. Booksellers stamp on front pastedown, previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Prelims foxing and tanning. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has loss at spine head, several closed tears, shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped. Translated from the German original ''Das G�nsem�nnchen''. Novel dealing in the grand manner with life in Nuremberg towards the close of the nineteenth century, recounting the struggles, hardships, and love affairs of a young musician of genius.
