The Death Ship: The Story of An American Sailor
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. Very Good+ / Very Good. Item #45769
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. First American Edition Stated. Octavo (19.5cm); publisher's cloth, red topstain, in yellow price-clipped dust jacket; [6],372pp. Dust jacket professionally restored with expert infilling, light dust-soil, spine panel a bit faded, corners nudged, else a Very Good, bright and sound copy.
First published in 1926 in the original German as "Das Totenschiff," "The Death Ship" centers around a group of merchant seamen after World War I who find themselves lacking documentation of citizenship, leaving them effectively stateless.
Price: $500.00