Frankfurt: Büchergilde Gutenberg, 1948. Later printing. Hardcover. 255pp. Octavo [24 cm] Salmon cloth covered boards with dark brown ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Publisher's black top stain. Very good. The extremities are mildly rubbed, bumped and stained. There is a small split in the rear endsheet..... More
Amsterdam: N.V. De Arbeiderspers, 1935. First Dutch edition. Hardcover. 260pp. Octavo [21 cm] Thickly woven brown cloth covered boards with orange ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Decorative endpapers. Good. The extremities are darkened, the title on the spine has faded, and the spine is rolled. Corners..... More
Chicago: Lawrence Hill Books, 1991. Second edition. Paperback. 372 pp. Octavo. [21.5 cm]. Illustrated wraps. B . Traven's political tale of a sailor met with continuous bad luck and misfortune through and following his journeys at sea. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1934. Hardcover. Second impression. 312 pp. Very good+ with good dustjacket. Some light wear and toning at the edges of the dustjacket; dustjacket spine sunned with some water spots or stains. Internally very good. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. First American Edition. Hardcover. 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..... More
Frankfurt am Main: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1980. Hardcover. 347pp. Octavo [21 cm] Brown cloth covered boards with white and black ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Very good in a very good dust jacket. There is a presentation label adhered to the front free endsheet. The dust jacket..... More
Berlin: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1932. Early edition. Hardcover. 220pp. Orange cloth covered boards with black ink stamped titles. Very good. The spine is very subtly faded and moisture stained. The edges of the covers are gently bumped. There are several very tiny stains on the top edge of the front cover..... More
Zurich: Limmat-Verlag, 1958. German edition. Hardcover. 182pp. Octavo [20.5 cm] Flexible yellow cloth covered boards. Very good. The covers are just a tiny bit warped, and there are several minor stains on the front cover. There is a previous owner's brief notation on the rear pastedown. The dust jacket is..... More
Berlin: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1931. Hardcover. 240 pp. Blue-gray cloth with printed title to the front cover and spine. Minor wear and soiling to edges and surfaces. Spine sunned. Internally very good. More
Berlin: Buchmeisterverlag GmbH, 1931. Early edition. Hardcover. 319pp. Octavo [19 cm] Orange and black cloth covered boards. Very good condition. The top edge of the text block is lightly scratched. The covers are very gently bowed, and have a couple of very insignificant light stains. B. Traven is one of..... More
Berlin: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1931. First edition, first state. Hardcover. 239pp. Octavo [24 cm] Blue-gray cloth cloth over boards with the title stamped in red on the front cover and spine. Publisher's orange top stain. Very good. The spine and edges of the covers are foxed and discolored. There is a...... More
Berlin: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1931. First edition, first state. Hardcover. 239pp. Octavo [24 cm] Blue-gray cloth over boards with the title stamped in red ink on the front cover and spine. Publisher's orange top stain. Good plus. There is a dark stain on the rear cover that measures just under 3"..... More
Berlin: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1931. First edition, first state. Hardcover. 239pp. Octavo [24 cm] Blue-gray cloth over boards with the title stamped in red ink on the front cover and spine. Publisher's orange top stain. Good plus. The spine is sunned, and the cloth on the covers is lightly foxed. There..... More
Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1933. Hardcover. 254pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Pale blue cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Very good. The spine is faded, and the boards are subtly faded and very slightly stained. The spine is mildly rolled. There is a contemporary owner's..... More
Berlin: Verlag der Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. 213pp. Small quarto [24 cm] Light orange cloth covered boards with an orange ink stamped title on the spine, and orange and gray decorative ink stamped designs on the spine and front cover. Very good. There are a few traces of..... More
Berlin: Buchmeister-Verlag GMBH, 1930. First edition thus. Hardcover. 184pp. Small quarto [24 cm] Orange cloth covered boards with black ink stamped titles. Good. There are a couple of very light stains on the rear cover. The spine is faded. The edges of the covers are gently bumped. The text block..... More
Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt, 1990. Paperback. 187pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Illustrated wraps. Near fine. The pages are browned. Appears unread. Treverton 240. More
Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1949. German language edition. Hardcover. 191pp. Small quarto [24 cm] Moss green cloth covered boards with dark brown ink stamped titles and a brown ink stamped design on the front cover. Very good. The front cover is slightly concave. The spine is faded, and the edges of..... More
Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1929. First edition, third state. Hardcover. 192pp. Small quarto [23.5 cm] Light and dark green cloth covered boards.Very good. The covers are slightly darkened, and the front cover is very subtly concave. The spine is very mildly rolled. The endsheets are faded along the hinges and edges..... More
Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1929. First edition, third state. Hardcover. 192pp. Small quarto [23.5 cm] Light and dark green cloth covered boards. Very good. The covers are very gently bumped and rubbed. The endsheets are faded along the hinges and edges. Treverton 426-b. B. Traven is one of the most mysterious..... More
Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. 192pp. Small quarto [23.5 cm] Light and dark green cloth covered boards. Green endpapers. Good only. The backstrip is torn and chipped with loss, and it is coming away from the spine. The endsheets are sunned, and the front hinge has been dabbed..... More
Berlin: Buchergild Gutenberg, 1929. First German Edition. Hardcover. 192pp. Slight wear; near fine. More
Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1936. First edition, second state. Hardcover. 264pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Light blue cloth covered boards with red ink stamped titles. Very good. The spine is faded and subtly rolled. The covers are just a little darkened, and have roughly six or seven very insignificant stains. There is..... More
Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1936. First edition, second state. Hardcover. 264pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Light blue cloth covered boards with red ink stamped titles. Very good. The spine and edges of the covers are faded. The cloth boards are just a little foxed and warped. The cloth at the spine ends..... More
Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. 264pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Light blue cloth covered boards with red ink stamped titles. Very good. The cloth on the spine and covers is very bright and attractive. There is a slight lean to the spine, and the corners of the covers are..... More