All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque 1929 Putnam Early UK Edition

Key Details

Title: All Quiet on the Western Front

Author: Erich Maria Remarque

Translator: A. W. Wheen

Publisher: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, London

Year: 1929

Edition: Early UK printing – September 1929

Format: Hardcover / cloth boards

Pages: 320

Language: English

Genre: First World War / Classic Literature / Historical Fiction

Printed By: Unwin Brothers Limited, London and Woking

Original German Title: Im Westen Nichts Neues

Printing History: The copyright page records the first English publication in March 1929, followed by numerous rapid reprints through April, May, June, July and August, with this printing identified as the September 1929 reprint, “Completing 260,000.”

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Mini Story or Hook

One of the defining novels of the First World War, All Quiet on the Western Front follows young German soldier Paul Bäumer and his comrades through the brutal reality of life on the Western Front.

First published in Germany in January 1929, Remarque’s novel became an extraordinary international success almost immediately. This G. P. Putnam’s Sons copy dates from that remarkable first year of publication, with the printing history recording the phenomenal demand for the English edition — 260,000 copies by September 1929.

An evocative period copy of one of the most important anti-war novels of the twentieth century.

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Condition

Condition: Fair to Good – please see detailed notes and photographs.

This is an original 1929 hardcover showing genuine age and use.

* Original beige/tan cloth boards with black lettering to the front and spine.

* Cloth remains presentable but shows age-related marking, soiling and general wear.

* Wear and some fraying evident around the corners and spine ends.

* No dust jacket.

* Noticeable foxing throughout, particularly to the preliminary and final pages.

* Page edges are toned and spotted with age.

* Front internal hinge shows wear/separation and should be handled with care.

* Evidence of a former label or similar removal to the front pastedown.

* Title page remains present and clearly identifies G. P. Putnam’s Sons, London.

* Copyright page records this as a September 1929 reprint, completing a total English printing of 260,000 copies.

* Complete through to page 320 based on inspection of the photographed final page.

* Despite its faults, the book remains an attractive and historically interesting first-year copy.

The condition has been reflected in the asking price.

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