London: Robert Hale Limited, 1954. First UK edition. Hardcover. 256pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Black cloth. Very good. The covers are mildly warped, and the spine ends are gently bumped. There is a bookseller's sticker on the front free endsheet. Tanned pages. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with..... More
Berlin: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1928. First edition. Leather bound. 429 + 63pp. Octavo [24 cm] Full-grained red Moroccan with gilt stamped title on front board and backstrip. Satin ribbon bookmark. Near fine. Gentle fading to backstrip. Faint rubbing to corners. Complete with a folding map of Chiapas. Includes 63 pages of..... More
Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1950. First edition, second state. Hardcover. 84pp. Octavo [22.5 cm] Brown and white illustrated paper covered boards. Illustrated endsheets. Very good. The covers are ever so slightly concave. The edges of the covers are rubbed. There are a couple of 1/4 inch splits in the boards at..... More
Buenos Aires: Ediciones Mirador, 1976. Paperback. 89pp. Twentyfourmo [13.5 cm] White and blue wraps, with black ink stamped titles on the spine and front wrap. Very good. The covers and pages are age-toned. There are a couple of minor small stains on the front wrap. There is a very small..... More
London: Robert Hale Limited, 1961. First British Edition. Hardcover. 223pp. Ocatvo [20.5 cm] Blue paper covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Good. Ex-library. There are four tape stains on the covers. Faint library stamps on the top and bottom edges of the text block. There are..... More
Praha (Prague): Statni Nakladatelstvi Krasne Literatury a Umeni, 1964. Paperback. 142pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] White, black and red illustrated wraps. Very good. The covers are mildly age-toned and creased. Spine slant. There are tears, chips, and bubbles in the plastic veneer covering the covers. There is a loss from the..... More
London: Allison & Busby Ltd., 1983. First UK edition. Hardcover. 235pp. Octavo [20.5 cm] Black paper over boards, with darkening to the pages. In a dust jacket, with mild rubbing and scratching to the surface. From the author of the epic "Jungle Novels." More
Praha (Prague): Statni Nakladatelstvi Krasne Literatury, Hudby A Umeni, 1956. Hardcover. 338pp. Octavo [20.5 cm] Light brown cloth covered boards with a dark brown ink stamped title on the spine, and vignette on the front cover. Good only. The covers are warped, and there is a very tiny stain on..... More
Praha (Prague): Melantrich, 1951. Third printing. Hardcover. 311pp. Octavo [22 cm] 1/4 light brown cloth with tan paper covered boards. Good. The covers are mildly warped, and the spine is heavily rolled. There are several red ink stains on the front cover. The largest ink stain is thin and measures..... More
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1952. First American edition. Hardcover. 377pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Black cloth with decorative silver stamping to front board and the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Very good. The spine is subtly rolled, and the spine ends are very lightly bumped. The rear board is..... More
New York: Hill and Wang, Circa 1974. Hardcover. 248pp. Octavo [20.5 cm] Brown cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Fine. The dust jacket is in very good condition. The top edge is lightly chipped. There is a small closed tear in the top edge of..... More
New York: Hill and Wang, Circa 1974. Hardcover. 248pp. Octavo [21 cm] Brown cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Near fine. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with very mild rubbing and yellowing. Most of B. Traven's work was originally published in Germany..... More
Berlin: Buchmeisterverlag, [Circa 1931]. Early edition. Hardcover. 350pp. Duodecimo [18.5 cm] Bound in 1/4 blue cloth with brown paper covered boards. Slightly newer endsheets and flyleaves. Speckled text block edges. Good. The edges of the spine and covers are rubbed. The boards are just a little creased. The bottom fore..... More
Berlin: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1932. Early edition. Hardcover. 254pp. Small quarto [24 cm] Light bluish gray cloth with red ink stamped titles on the backstrip and front board. Very good. The spine and areas of the covers are mildly faded. The cloth at the ends of the spine and at the..... More
Zurich: Europa Verlag, 1956. Second German edition. Paperback. 39pp. Duodecimo [20 cm] Illustrated card wraps with the glassine wrapper. The glassine wrapper and covers have several small stains. There are multiple very small chips and an open tear along the edges of the glassine wrapper. Subtly yellowed pages. The book..... More
Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1936. First edition, second state. Hardcover. 80pp. Quarto [25 cm] Tan cloth covered boards with red ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Very good. The covers are mildly warped, and ever so slightly browned and stained. The pages are very clean. Number line blank..... More
Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1936. First edition, third state. Hardcover. 80pp. Quarto [25 cm] Tan cloth covered boards with red ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Very good. The front board is ever so slightly concave. There is a very light, small moisture stain on the top edge..... More
Hannover: Fackeltrager-Verlag, 1960. Hansen-Bahia. Holzschnittfolge. Hardcover. Oblong octavo [15 cm x 20 cm] White, black and red illustrated paper covered boards. Illustrated endsheets. Very good. The covers are a bit faded, and the front cover is slightly yellowed. The covers are also very subtly concave. The plastic coating has pulled..... More
Budapest: Kossuth Konyvkiado, 1974. Foreign language edition. Hardcover. 247pp. Octavo [20 cm] White, black and red illustrated paper covered boards. Good. Light edge wear to the spine and covers. The text block is cracked at the title page. Toned pages. In a very good dust jacket. Mildly rubbed, browned and..... More
Frankfurt am Main: Eine Edition der Buchergilde Gutenberg im Diogenes Verlag, 1983. Paperback. 306pp. Duodecimo [18 cm] Illustrated wraps. Near fine condition. Minor edge wear to the covers. Appears unread. More
Westport, CT: Lawrence Hill & Co., 1981. Paperback. 151pp. Octavo [21 cm] Illustrated wraps. Very good. The rear wrap is mildly soiled. There are a couple of small light stains on the verso of the rear wrap. "Fifteen brightly scornful short stories, circa 1915-19, by a youthful German author who..... More
Prague: Orbis, 1976. Karel Pribyl. Paperback. 219pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] White wraps with a pictorial dust jacket. The book is in fair condition. There is a large splash stain on the front wrap. The text block has almost completely come away from the covers, and many of the pages are..... More
Praha (Prague): Helios, 1931. Hardcover. 357pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Red cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title against a black ink stamped background on the spine, and Traven's embossed name and initial on the front board. Black endsheets. Good. The edges of the spine and covers are gently rubbed..... More
[Paris]: Stock, 1975. Le Livre de Poche. Paperback. 314pp. Sextodecimo [16.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. Very good. The covers are subtly rubbed and the pages are tanned. The book is sturdy. According to the B. Traven bibliographer, E. R. Hagemann, Traven's work has been published in twenty-one languages since April 1926..... More
London: Robert Hale Limited, 1956. First English language edition. Hardcover. 190pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Black paper covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. The spine is cocked, and the covers are just a tiny bit warped. The spine ends and corners of the covers are..... More