All Quiet on the Western Front
by Remarque, Erich Maria
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- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/N/A
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Albany, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1929. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. First Printing stated. In tan/grey buckram with red and black type and red tinted top page ends(Faded). Deckle edges to front and bottom. Some soiling, smudges and marks to boards. Corners fairly sharp. Some erasure to ffep. Ex-library copy wtih stamp to title page, due slip to rfep and pocket to rear pastedown. Front and rear hinges separating with mull showing, but still holding. In brand new high quality facsimile jacket.
Synopsis
All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque. The book is narrated by Paul Bäumer, a young soldier who enlists in the German army during World War I. It follows the experiences of Bäumer and his comrades as they confront the harsh realities of trench warfare and struggle to cope with the physical and psychological trauma of the war. The novel is a powerful and poignant critique of the futility and brutality of war, and its impact on the lives of soldiers who are often treated as mere cannon fodder by their superiors. Remarque's masterful prose and vivid descriptions of the horrors of war make All Quiet on the Western Front a classic of modern literature. In 1930, the novel was adapted into an acclaimed film directed by Lewis Milestone. It was the first talkie war film to win an Oscar. In 1979 it was adapted again into a television film by Delbert Mann starring Richard Thomas and Ernest Borgnine. In 2022 a new film was released directed by Edward Berger. This last adaptation won four Oscars.
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- Seller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- LPB008525ER
- Title
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Author
- Remarque, Erich Maria
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition/First Printing
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1929
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- German Literature;
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