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THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1935. Octavo, pp. [1-10] [1-2] 3-366 [367-370: blank] [note: first two and last two leaves are blanks], original black cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, running Borzoi stamped in blind on rear panel, top edge stained maroon, fore-edge untrimmed, bottom edge rough trimmed. First U.S. edition. Traven's most famous novel and his second book published in America. This edition was prepared from Traven's English-language manuscript, but supposedly was heavily rewritten by Knopf's editorial staff. Basis for the classic film starring Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston.
THE DEATH SHIP: THE STORY OF AN AMERICAN SAILOR.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-372 [373-376: blank] [note: first and last two leaves are blanks], original decorated black cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, running Borzoi stamped in blind on rear panel, top edge stained red, fore-edge untrimmed, bottom edge rough trimmed. First U.S. edition. First publication of Traven's own English-language translation of DAS TOTENSCHIFF (1926), his first novel. The novel was first published in English by Chatto & Windus, utilizing an English text prepared by Eric Sutton. The UK edition preceded Knopf's edition by several months, but the first American edition, with text translated and revised by Traven, is the preferred version of the novel.