The Death Ship
by Traven, B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1934. First novel by the mysterious Mr. Traven, in the scarce First Edition (stated First Printing). Translated by Traven from the original German. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy. Black cloth with blindstamped front cover and gilt lettering on the spine. Shows some light fraying at the tips. A bit loose; the rear gutter is splitting but holding. Previous-owner inscription on the FFEP; a newspaper clipping from 1934 has been attached to the front pastedown, with a resulting offset to the FFEP. No dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket.
Synopsis
Published for the exhibition by the same name, Palazzo Sagredo, Venice, 25 October-23 November, 1986. Bibliography: p. 221-223. Discography: p. 223-228.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001130
- Title
- The Death Ship
- Author
- Traven, B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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