The Carreta

London: Chatto & Windus, 1935. First English Language Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); blue cloth-covered boards, with titling and decorative element stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 314pp; photographic (halftone) frontispiece. Light sunning and rubbing to board edges, with dampstains to spine ends, and foxing to edges of textblock and interior; Good. Dustwrapper, unclipped (priced 7s. 6d. net), tanned, with shelf-soil, foxing, chip to upper spine panel (effect to title), 1" tear to lower rear spine fold, tiny chips and tears to extremities, and tape mends to verso; Good. First published as Der Karren, Traven's novel includes romance (truncated) and is set in the tropics of Central America. [84758]. (Inventory #: 84758)