aldanov mark the fifth seal (5 Ergebnisse)

Book club edition. A picture of Western Europe on the eve of the second World War, as seen by Soviet officials, written by this Russian writer mostly during his exile in Paris. Translated by Nicholas Wreden. Very good in good dust jacket (prev owner's stamp, edgewear to dj, staining to interior of dj.).

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Cloth hardcover; dustjacket; red publisher's top-stain; 482pp. Tight, Near Fine copy, with top-stain clean and unfaded. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $3.00 on front flap), crisp, clean and unfaded with a trace of rubbing and a single brief, closed tear to front panel; Near Fine. Quite nice copy of this late-career novel by Aldanov, set within the Soviet foreign service at the outbreak of WW2. Aldanov (1886-1957) published most of his literary work after emigrating from the Soviet Union in 1919. Most of his career was spent in France; from 1941-46 he lived in New York. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize (without ever winning) thirteen tmes.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- BIOGRAPHICAL REMARKS -- I.SAINT HELENA, LITTLE ISLAND -- II. THE NINTH THERMIDOR -- III. THE DEVIL'S BRIDGE -- IV. CONSPIRACY -- V. THE KEY -- VI. ESCAPE -- VII. THE CAVE -- VIII. THE TENTH SYMPHONY -- IX. PUNCH VODKA -- X. FOR THEE THE BEST -- XI. THE FIFTH SEAL -- XII. BEFORE THE DELUGE -- XIII. LIVE AS YOU PLEASE -- XIV. A STORY ABOUT DEATH -- XV. NIGHTMARE AND DAWN -- XVI. SUICIDE -- XVII. CONCLUSION -- THE NOVELS OF MARK ALEXANDROVlC ALDANOV -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Backmatter.