The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
by B. Traven
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0451056833
- ISBN 13
- 9780451056832
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY New American Library: Signet , 1968. Paperback First Edition Thus [1968], First Printing, so stated. Reprinted from the third printing of the hardcover Hill & Wang editon. First published in hardcover by Alfred A. Knopf in 1935. First Edition Thus [1968], First Printing, so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; a thin line of crease at the front hinge; the expected light tanning to the text pages, due to aging; rubbing to the wrapper covers and a very small, faint stress crease at the bottom of the front panel; two thin stress creases to the backstrip; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear several minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Not so very far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7 x 4.25 x 0.75 inches). 320 pages. Language: English. 6.5 ounces. Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces. All Edges Tinted Yellow. Reprinted from the third printing of the hardcover Hill & Wang editon. First published in hardcover by Alfred A. Knopf in 1935. Signet T-5030. Mass Market Paperback.
Synopsis
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a 1927 novel by the mysterious German-English bilingual author B. Traven, in which two penurious Americans of the 1920s join with an old-timer, in Mexico, to prospect for gold. The book was adapted successfully as a 1948 film of the same name by John Huston.
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 55942
- Title
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
- Author
- B. Traven
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus [1968], First Printing, so stated. Reprinted
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0451056833
- ISBN 13
- 9780451056832
- Publisher
- New American Library: Signet ,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1968.
- Bookseller catalogs
- English Literature; Fiction: Collectible Paperbacks; Contemporary Fiction; American Popular Fiction; Vintage Popular Fiction; Modern Fiction First Editions;
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