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All Quiet on the Western Front
by Remarque, Erich Maria
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- first
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Putnam, 1929. A first edition, first printing published by Putnam in 1929. A near fine book without inscriptions - small ticket removal evident to the top corner of the front endpaper. Some offsetting to the endpapers. A touch of spotting to the page edges. In the true first issue dust wrapper which has some minor chipping to the spine tips and corners. Exceptionally rare World War One novel.
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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- Bookseller
- John Atkinson Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13628
- Title
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Author
- Remarque, Erich Maria
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Bookseller catalogs
- World War One;
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John Atkinson Books
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire
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- Chipping
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