Author: Lothar-Gunther Buchheim; Denver Lindley; Helen Lindley [translators]
Title: The Boat
Description: New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the first US edition of this autobiographical novel from Lothar-Gunther Buchheim based on his experiences as a war correspondent on U-boat submarines. First US edition. With the original advertisement flier for the novel. A highly popular work having sold millions of copies worldwide with translation into eighteen languages. This autobiographical novel is based on the author's experiences as a war correspondent on U-boat submarines U-96 and U-309 during the Second World War. The novel portrayed the harsh and difficult life of submarine warfare from German submarines. Written by Lothar-Gunther Buchheim, a German author, painter, and wartime journalist under the Nazi regime. Translated by Denver and Helen Lindley. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with minor wear to the extremities and the odd small closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot to the foredge. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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