Highly influential, Nobel Prize–winning German novelist and social critic (1875–1955) who penned such classics as Death in Venice and The Magic Mountain. Vintage glossy photo trimmed in size to 7.5 x 9.25, depicting a seated Mann holding a cigarette, signed in fountain pen, inscribed in German, and dated San Francisco, 1938. Trimming as noted and a few surface marks and small creases, otherwise fine condition. Quite scarce in this format! R&R COA.