all quiet on the western front
first american edition, 1929.
in facsimile dust jacket.
translated from the german by a.w. wheen.
remarque describes the book as "neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it..." the book tells of, "a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped (its) shells, were destroyed by the war."
boston: little, brown and company. 5.5 x 7.5 inches. 291 pages. hardcover. bound in ashen colored cloth-covered boards. book condition: some toning to spine. light spot of soiling to rear panel. owners inscription to front free endpaper. very good++. jacket condition: facsimile of the original. very good. Item #2111
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