All Quiet on the Western Front

A first printing from June 1929 of one of the 20th century's most powerful anti-war novels. Remarque's devastating portrayal of World War I through the eyes of young German soldier Paul Bäumer revolutionized war literature with its unflinching honesty and emotional depth. Published just eleven years after the war's end, this novel captured the disillusionment of the Lost Generation and became an immediate international phenomenon.

This first American edition, published in the same year as the German original, represents a pivotal moment in literary history. The book's immediate impact and enduring influence make this early printing especially significant for collectors of modern literature and military history. A cornerstone work that transformed how the world understood the human cost of war. It was first published in German in 1929. The book was adapted into an Oscar-winning movie.

Notes on condition: Publisher's original gray woven cloth over boards with red-and-black lettering to the spine, light edgewear to the cloth extremities, good binding. "First printing" stated on the limitation page, with a printing date of June, 1929. No dustjacket.