Doktor Schiwago (Dr. Zhivago)
by Pasternak, Boris
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fair
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1958. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. GERMAN-language edition of this Nobel-prize-winning timeless love story set amidst the Russian Revolution, made into the unforgettable 1965 film starring Omar Sharif & Julie Christie. Orig. published in the author's native Russian in 1957, this is the First German Edition from1958, preceding the later US English edition later that year. Hardcover 8vo (5.75" x 8.7 5") book has matte black cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to front & orange title box with gilt to spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean, binding strong & straight, pages with just a hint of tanning, but completely unmarked. Mild soil to outside page edges. The barely clipped DJ (no price, not bce) is Fair-Good, with heavy spine fading & creasing & rubbing, to front cover & extremities; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023613
- Title
- Doktor Schiwago (Dr. Zhivago)
- Author
- Pasternak, Boris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- RUSSIA RUSSIAN REVOLUTION LOVE LOVERS AFFAIR FILM MOVIE SOVIET ROMANCE FICTION foreign language German
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories; Fiction / Historical; Foreign (non-English) Language;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.