The first edition of Buddenbrooks was published on 26 February 1901 in 1,000 copies as a two-volume set by Fischer Verlag.
Notes on verification
Corroborated by German Wikipedia, rare-book dealer bibliographic records citing standard reference works, and Cambridge University Press academic scholarship, all independently confirming date, print run, two-volume format, and publisher.
Sources
- Zauberer der Worte – Thomas Mann (blog.dnb.de)
- https://dewiki.de/Lexikon/Buddenbrooks (dewiki.de)
- https://www.burnsiderarebooks.com/pages/books/140948424/thomas-mann/buddenbrooks-verfall-einer-familie (burnsiderarebooks.com)
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/german-bestseller-in-the-late-nineteenth-century/buddenbrooks-as-bestseller/552007764351AC3F5A6B80B6611EC498 (cambridge.org)