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The Gates of Hell
by SALISBURY, HARRISON E
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Edition Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Archival protective cover. Harrison E. Salisbury is one of the world's leading specialists on Russia--this is a panoramic historical novel of the Soviet Union. The story follows the life of Andrei Sokolov, a Russian writer, from the time of the Revolution (1919), when he is a boy, to the present (1975) when he is condemned as a traitor and sent into exile in the West. The details of life in Russia during this time, the fear, impoverishment and courage that daily life entailed, are brought clearly to light. Clean, tight, unmarked, no tears. Lower edge of spine is lightly compressed. Rough cut. Internals clean, no markings, no creases. Jacket clean & bright, black, red and white, with chipping at corners, a half inch closed tear on the upper edge and on the rear edge of the upper spine. 409 pages. 6.25 x 9.5 inches. 1975, Random House, New York, New York, USA
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007605
- Title
- The Gates of Hell
- Author
- SALISBURY, HARRISON E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SOVIET UNION RUSSIA SECRET POLICE POLITBURO
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Spine
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