Good / Acceptable Vintage Condition. The hardcover book is solid and intact with bright interior pages, clear text, and complete fold-out/endpaper submarine diagrams. The dust jacket is included but shows notable wear, tears along the top edges, and faint staining on the spine/back panel. Pages exhibit light natural age toning along the outer edges, but the binding is tight with no loose pages. Please review photos for full visual detail.

The Boat by Lothar-Günther Buchheim – Vintage Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Up for sale is a vintage hardcover edition of "The Boat" (Das Boot) by Lothar-Günther Buchheim. Published by Alfred A. Knopf (1975), this famous historical fiction novel provides an intense, realistic account of a German U-boat crew during World War II.

Author: Lothar-Günther Buchheim

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf

Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Features: Illustrated endpapers detailing German U-boat structural layout and components.

Condition Notes:

Dust Jacket: Present; shows edge wear, top rim tears, and light surface discoloration.

Binding & Spine: Hardcover boards are strong and binding is firm.

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