Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1942, First US Edition.  Hard cover, 280 pages followed by a list of Principal Works of Thomas Mann (First Editions in German) and list of American Editions in Translation.  Very good; black cloth with embossed title and initials on front board, gilt lettering and decoration on spine.  Boards show some edge, corner and spine end wear; some old moisture marks; binding sound with a slight lean, faded red top stain.  No jacket.  Prior owner’s info on front and rear paste-downs and name inked on FEP; remainder of interior clean and unmarked.  Translations from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter, Agnes E. Meyer, and Eric Sutton.  Political Essays and Speeches of Two Decades leading up to World War II, written mainly for the people of Germany.