TARABAS - A GUEST ON EARTH (First UK edition)

Joseph Roth

Published by William Heinemann, London, 1935

About this Item

First impression of the first UK edition, published in 1935. No translator is credited or mentioned in the book. Preceded by the first American edition, which was published by the Viking Press, New York in 1934. The book was originally published in German by Querido Verlag, Amsterdam as "Tarabas. Ein Gast auf dieser Erde'. ***Very good in moss-green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. Extremities of boards just slightly rubbed. Corners creased. Head and tail of spine slightly rubbed. Slight spine lean. Spine tight. Internally near fine with no inscriptions. No creases or tears. Pages clean. Without the scarce dustwrapper. ***311 pages. 196mm x 140mm. ***Joseph Roth (1894-1939), was an Austrian writer and journalist. He was forced out of his country because of the rise of Nazism. ***The novel (Tarabas: A Guest on Earth, in English) is a fable set early in the Russian Revolution. Tarabas is the story of a Russian peasant who, in his youth, is told by a gypsy that it is his destiny to be both a murderer and saint. Tarabas, a later novel, was written when Roth was living in exile in Paris. Five years later, an alcoholic, he died in a Paris hospital. ***First impression of the uncommon true first UK edition of Roth's third book to appear in English, after "Job" and "The Radetzky March". Of interest to collectors of the work of Joseph Roth and inter-war literature. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 6480z

Bibliographic Details

Title: TARABAS - A GUEST ON EARTH (First UK edition)

Publisher: William Heinemann, London

Publication Date: 1935

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: First UK Edition