A People's Tragedy: Russian Revolution, 1891-1924 - Hardcover

A PEOPLE'S TRAGEDY - The Russian Revolution 1891-1924 (First edition - first impression - near fine copy)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition, indicated by the number string 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 on the printer's page. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still beautifully bright, having been protected by the dustwrapper. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps or creases - just slight creasing to the tail of the spine. Corners sharp. Page block edges nice and clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no ownership inscriptions, but please note that there are some ink notes at the top of the last blank page (please see scans). Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. No foxing. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, and retains the publisher's pre-publication price of £20 and post-publication price of £25 on the front flap. The dustwrapper is complete, without any chips, tears or creasing - just some minimal rubbing to the edges. No fading even to the spine. Dustwrapper bright. ***923 pages including a detailed section of Notes, a huge 33pp Bibliography and a very detailed 29pp Index at the back of the book. 242mm x 164mm. ***'Vast in scope, based on exhaustive original research, and written with passion, narrative skill and human sympathy, "A People's Tragedy" is the definitive account of the Russian Revolution for a new generation'. (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A true first edition in near fine condition - a scholarly work published by Jonathan Cape, and uncommon to find now in first edition in such near fine condition. A monumental work. . ***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 NOTE this is a HEAVY BOOK (1.5kg) and we will need to charge EXTRA SHIPPING for a sale outside the UK. Artikel-Nr. 9427

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