All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque One of the greatest, if not the greatest, war novels ever written. OVERALL CONDITION: NEAR FINE/VG+ Published in 1929 by Little, Brown and Company in Boston. First edition, first printing as indicated by "first printing" statement on copyright page. Married with a second printing dust jacket as indicated on rear flap. In its original grey cloth binding with black and red lettering. Octavo. Preliminaries and 291 pages of text. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Erich Maria Remarque (June 1898 - September 1970) was a German novelist. His landmark novel All Quiet on the Western Front (1928), based on his experience in the Imperial German Army during World War I, was an international bestseller which created a new literary genre of veterans writing about conflict. The book was adapted to film several times. Remarque's anti-war themes led to his condemnation by Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels as "unpatriotic". He was able to use his literary success and fame to relocate to Switzerland as a refugee, and to the United States, where he became a naturalized citizen. All Quiet on the Western Front is a semi-autobiographical novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental trauma during the war as well as the detachment from civilian life felt by many upon returning home from the war. It is billed by some as "the greatest war novel of all time". CONDITION REPORT: NF/VG+ The book is in NEAR FINE vintage condition. Square spine, firm hinges and joints, sharp corners, tight pages. Publisher top stain in excellent condition. The pages are generally clean and bright. Sunning to spine and adjacent board cloth, lightly toned pages and about 6 pages or so with smudges else FINE. Former owner name in ink dated 1929 on FFEP. The unclipped dust jacket is from the second printing and is VERY GOOD+ Colorful and intact cover art. Some areas of light rubbing. Light edge wear in a few spots (mostly to head of jacket and fold tips) - some light creases, small chips and small tears. Quite a bit of dust soiling to the all-white jacket (per usual) and some light foxing on the flaps else NEAR FINE. Please note: I know what it's like to receive items not matching the seller's descriptions or that were poorly packaged and damaged in transit. That is why I offer a 100% satisfaction, money back guarantee, and go to great lengths to accurately describe my rare, signed and collectible books and post pictures of the "actual book." I carefully package and ship your newly acquired treasure(s) and usually ship within 1 business day of receiving your order.