The first edition of Buddenbrooks was priced at 12 Mark.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent sources including a Cambridge University Press scholarly work; the 12 Mark price applied to the paperback binding variant, with a 14 Mark hardcover variant also existing simultaneously.
Sources
- Zauberer der Worte – Thomas Mann (blog.dnb.de)
- https://dewiki.de/Lexikon/Buddenbrooks (dewiki.de)
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/german-bestseller-in-the-late-nineteenth-century/buddenbrooks-as-bestseller/552007764351AC3F5A6B80B6611EC498 (cambridge.org)
- https://de-academic.com/dic.nsf/dewiki/207123 (de-academic.com)
- https://www.zvab.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=thomas+mann&tn=buddenbrooks+verfall+familie&sortby=1&cm_sp=plpafe-_-coll-_-link (zvab.com)