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Macmillan Pub Co. Mass Market Paperback. Used Good. Worn but intact. Clearly previously read. Edge and corner wear, bent spine with creases. Pages are clean and unmarked. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

Macmillan Pub Co, 1962. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text.

Lawrence Hill Books, 1991. Paperback. New. 2nd edition. 384 pages. 7.50x5.50x0.75 inches.

Alfred A. Knopf. Collectible - Acceptable. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. 1st edition. Sm 8vo. 372pp. Book Good. No dust jacket. Spine ends worn. Boards rubbed and edgeworn; cloth chipping on edges and corners. Contents clean and binding good. Inquire if you need further information.

Collier Books. loose_leaf. Very Good. 8x5x1. Has some shelf wear, highlighting, underlining and/or writing. Great used condition. A portion of your purchase of this book will be donated to non-profit organizations.Over 1,000,000 satisfied customers since 1997! Choose expedited shipping (if available) for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders.

L. Hill & Co., 1973. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Cape, 1940. The first publication in the U.K. of the author's original English version. 8vo, pp. 388. Tan cloth. Owners' bookplate on pastedown, name on flyleaf. Spine browned, endpapers little stained, o/w a VG tight copy.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

loose_leaf. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: Alfred a Knopf. 1934. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Owner inscription. Hinge loose but intact, some light soling to boards. Stated First Printing, 1934. .

Hardcover. Very Good. 1st US edn, G+ as a few nicks and wear to boards else tight copy, comes with own very attractive custom black/red slipcase w/indented paper label and push-through slot at rear of case. His first novel.

1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. First UK edn, spotted grey cloth covers, classic first work by Mr. Mysterious Anarchistus, wonderful yarn with socialistic leanings, was the main story character in reality the author? F/o name on fep, dated 1942.

New York: Lawrence Hill and Company, 1973. 8vo. 372 pp. Black cloth. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Small chips and tears to jacket extremities. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1934. First UK edition. Hardcover. 311pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Red cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. The extremities are mildly scratched and bumped. The spine is sunned and rolled. There are multiple small splits and tears in the cloth at the ends of the spine. The edges of the text block are darkened and have a couple of tiny stains. The pages are browned, and have very occasional small, light stains. P. 163 has a small loss from the bottom fore edge corner. The book is sturdy. Treverton 31, Recknagel 435, Hagemann 17, Howard 1h. According to Edward N. Treverton, The Death Ship (Das Totenschiff) was the first book to appear under the Traven name.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. First U.S. edition and first publication of Traven's own English-language translation of this, his first novel. The UK edition, translated by Eric Sutton, precedes, but this is the preferred edition of, arguably, his most famous book after THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE. Base of spine bumped otherwise near fine with barest wear. Lacking original dust jacket but with facsimile provided.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. First American Edition. The author's first novel, originally written in English in 1923-24, translated by Traven into German and published as Das Totenschiff by Büchergilde Gutenberg in 1926. It charts the story of an American sailor, "stateless and peniless because he has lost his passport, who is harassed by police and hounded across Europe until he finds an 'illegal' job shoveling coal in the hold of a steamer bound for destruction" (from the AK Press edition). This American edition, following the UK edition published the same year, consists of Traven's own translation of the text. Treverton 32. First Printing. Octavo (19.75cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine, and decorative elements embossed onto front cover; dark brown topstain; dustjacket; [viii],[2],3-372,[2]pp. Mild softening to spine ends, topstain slightly faded, else a clean, Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.00), spine-sunned, showing modest shelfwear and dust-soil,… Ler mais

London: Chatto & Windus, 1934. First edition in English. His first book and, arguably, his most famous, after THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE. Translated from the German by Eric Sutton. Staining to rear boards otherwise very good.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.75cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine, and decorative elements embossed to front cover; burgundy topstain; dustjacket; [viii],372,[4]pp. Tiny crinkle at crown, with a touch of offset from jacket flaps onto endpapers, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is price-clipped, shelfworn, gently spine-sunned and lightly dusty, with shallow loss to crown, a small scuff to front panel, a faint stain at mid-spine, and several short tears (six of them neatly tape-mended on verso); Very Good only. Traven's own translation of his first novel, which was translated from the German by Eric Sutton for the UK edition published by Chatto & Windus. A novel set in the aftermath of World War I, centered around a group of merchant seamen who lack citizenship, money, and papers; it is in equal part an adventure novel, and a scathing indictment of abusive labor practices and authority. TREVERTON 32.

New York: Knopf, 1934. First American Edition. Pastedowns and endpapers darkened, fore~edge foxed, occasional light foxing, rubbed at the head of the spine and corners, otherwise very good in a recently added excellent facsimile dust jacket. The front panel of the original yellow dust jacket is pasted to the front free endpaper.The American edition differs from the English edition textually and was, unlike the English edition, translated by B. Traven.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 372pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Black cloth. Restoration to jacket intermittently along the edges and along the fold of the rear flap. The Death Ship/Das Totenschiff was originally written in English in 1923 or 1924. Traven translated it into German at the request of Buchergilde Gutenberg editor Ernst Preczang who was impressed by the serialization of Die Baumwollpflucker in Vorwarts. Das Totenschiff was published in 1926. It was the first book to appear under the Traven name and its success established Traven's reputation. Traven's most brilliant novel. It is a sardonic work about identity and a satire on the faceless bureaucracy. The American sailor, Gales, has no papers; therefore, in the eyes of the authorities, he doesn't exist. In order to escape from Europe he is forced to board a "Death Ship." Considerably revised and rewritten from the Chatto & Windus edition with 61 additional pages, and is considered by many… Ler mais