THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE
1948Best.-Nr. 8325London: Jonathan Cape 1948. First Edition Thus. First Impression. Octavo 18.25cm; green cloth with titles stamped in dark brown on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 1011-2631pp. Touch of sunning to spine some darkening to spine ends foxing to text edges and endpapers with previous owner's ink name to upper front endpaper; Very Good. Dustjacket is unclipped priced 7s. 6d. net spine-sunned edgeworn with several shallow losses to spine ends and corner tips a few small tears and some faint foxing; Very Good. Traven's second book translated into English. Set it Mexico it is a story of gold greed and the best and worst in human nature. This edition was published in conjunction with John Huston's Oscar-winning 1948 film noir which catapulted it to international fame reproducing stills from the film on the spine and panels of the jacket. Treverton 280. 8325. Jonathan Cape unknown
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