Well here is a mystery I picked this up at the flea market today. It is a Gunter Grass paperback from 1963 but has no price and not the orginal cover so is it a proof ? It is similar to other proofs I get sent just missing the legal bits you have on them. It’s a mystery I have reviewed this on the blog but as I plan to reread tin drum next year may rereview this. But till then anyone know what this edition is ?
I picked up an old ‘gold’ copy of this the other day. As I’ve only read ‘Tin Drum’ I thought this would be the best to read next.
Well, here’s the 1962 Secker and Warburg edtion
http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=16450409787&searchurl=kn%3Dtin%2520drum%26pn%3Dsecker%2520and%2520warburg
1962 was the first edition – yours is probably a later impression of the first edition
Think it is press proof tom as no price or edition numbersoon it similar to current proofs minus legal jargon which I imagine they took as read then