- Neumann, Alfred. The brothers. Roman. 1 Bl., 281 pp., 2 Bl. 18,5 x 12 cm. OLEinen (lowly stained and rubbed). Stuttgart, Berlin and Leipzig, Deutsche Verlagsanstalt, 1924. Wilpert-Gühring 7. – First edition, published at the same time as the edition of Strache in Vienna. Fl. Consummation with personal gift dedication by Thomas Mann in pencil: "For our Miko von den Manns". Neumann's wife Katharina (Kitty) is born with the nickname "Miko". Schatzberger meant they were married in 1924. Thomas Mann and Alfred Neumann were known to have a close friendship with poets, and in the 1920s they were temporarily neighbors in Munich. – Interior mirror with small Dutch book dealer's sign, slightly browned in the margin. Keep it safe.