• Hardcover edition published in 1969 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston
• Written in German; fourteen cultural vignettes by Viola Herms Drath
• Ex-library copy with expected markings
• Spine intact; moderate shelf wear to boards and corners
• Light tanning to pages; interior clean and legible
• No writing or highlighting observed beyond library markings
• See photos for condition details and cover design

German wit in fourteen vignettes—Drath’s lens on life, preserved in vintage form.

A quiet window into postwar German life, Typisch Deutsch gathers fourteen vignettes penned with wit and warmth by Viola Herms Drath. This 1969 hardcover, written in the original German, carries the patina of library life—sunned edges, gentle wear, and the soft hush of pages long turned. It’s a book that speaks in gestures: a sleeve tucked in the back, a spine that’s held its shape, and stories that still stir with cultural nuance. A modest relic, imperfect yet sincere, waiting to be read again.

Perfect for students of German, cultural historians, and readers drawn to mid-century perspectives told with quiet humor.

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Book conditions are:

Slightly cocked spine. Shaken spine. Significant bow to boards. Waviness to page block. Head, toe, corners are bumped and chipped. Edges are soiled, foxed. Boards and spine exhibit soiling, scuffing, staining. Sporadic foxing and soiling to pages. Library markings on front pastedown. Please see photos.