[REMARQUE, ERICH MARIA]. All Quiet on the Western Front. Translated from the German by A. W. Wheen. London: G. P. Putnam's, 1929.
Hardcover. First English Edition, first impression. Full cloth. Octavo (195x 130mm), pp. 320. English text. Contemporary cloth; publisher's original oatmeal buckram with dark green titles to the front cover and spine, top edge tinted, half-title, initial and terminal blanks present. Imprint verso title-page and final textual leaf: 'Printed in Great Britain. Chiswick Press: Charles Whittingham & Griggs (printers), Ltd., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London'.
Condition: VERY GOOD. The binding is firm and square. All edges and corners remain firm and straight. The buckram is in very good condition, noting slight dust toning to the spine and rear cover. Internally, there are no bookplates or inscriptions, and the textblock remains remarkably fresh and clean. Without a dust jacket. Note: This is the earliest edition of this title in English, published 'March 1929'; precedes the US edition by three months. The German edition was published in January of 1929, and was translated into English by A. W. Wheen. The supreme WW1 novel in excellent state. President of the German Academy of Letters Walter Von Molo wrote - 'About this book there can be no argument or criticism; it is life itself. This book is our war memorial, the war memorial of our unknown soldiers".
