The Whistlers' Room, Paul Alverdes — 1st Edition

£200.00

The Whistlers' Room, Paul Alverdes — 1st Edition

Name: The Whistlers' Room, Paul Alverdes — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6574
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Publication: London, Martin Secker, 1929

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 99.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The original blue-and-white woven cloth binding remains notably sharp and tight, with unbruised corners and unfaded dark blue stamping to the upper board and spine. The top edge retains its vibrant red dye, while the untrimmed fore-edge is free from significant age-toning or dust-dulling. Internally, the volume is clean, bright, and securely bound, with only a minuscule, negligible spot of browning at the gutter of the copyright page. The original unclipped dust jacket (priced 5s. net) is exceptionally well-preserved within a clear protective sleeve, exhibiting only the faintest suggestion of sunning to the spine and virtually no edgewear, rendering it a remarkably crisp example for its vintage.

Catalogue Note: First UK Edition, first impression. Translated from the German (Die Pfeiferstube) by Basil Creighton and published in the same year as the original German edition.

This English translation was issued in this distinct woven cloth binding, complete with a beautifully understated geometric dust jacket.

Copies retaining their original, unclipped dust jackets in such a well-preserved state have become notably scarce on the open market, as wartime and interwar wrappers of this fragile nature are notoriously prone to heavy chipping, loss, and fragmentation.

A quietly powerful and deeply humane novel of the First World War, The Whistlers’ Room offers a poignant counter-narrative to the grand, nationalist war epics of its era. Based upon Paul Alverdes’s own experiences, the story is set within a specialized ward of a German military hospital, home to three wounded German soldiers and one English prisoner of war. All four men have sustained severe injuries to the throat, leaving them to breathe and speak through silver tubes that emit a high-pitched whistle with every breath. Bound together by their shared trauma and extraordinary resilience, the "whistlers" form a tender, tragicomic brotherhood that transcends the bitter enmity of the trenches, delivering a timeless meditation on the enduring bonds of shared humanity.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Paul Alverdes

Book Publisher: Martin Secker

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Historical Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 99

Book Publication Year: 1929

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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