MANN, Thomas (1875-1955). Nocturnes. New York: Equinox Cooperative Press Inc., 1934. 8vo. Lithographic vignette on title-page, 3 lithographic head-pieces, 3 full-page lithographic illustrations AFTER LYND WARD. Original blue cloth, covers with stencilled star design, printed label to spine (some chipping with small loss to label, spine slightly sunned). LIMITED EDITION, number 181 of 990 copies SIGNED BY MANN, including three short stories: "A Gleam," "Railway Accident" and "A Weary Hour." Thomas Mann won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929, chiefly in recognition of his works Buddenbrooks, and The Magic Mountain, in addition to his short stories.