London: Francis Aldor Publisher. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Translated from the French by Willard Trask. "Equipped for that task in a singular way, she makes the man and his time come alive as was rarely, if ever, done before in a biography." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Some information blacked out with marker on copyright page. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Moderate edge wear. Tiny bumps on corners and spine ends. Soiling and tanning to edges of pages. Text is clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has normal edge and shelf wear. Small tears on corners and spine ends. Two 1/3-inch tears on spine tail. 1/2-inch tear with crease on bottom right corner of front cover. Two 1/3-inch tears with crease on head edge of back cover. Slightly yellowed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 238 pages .

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Bookseller: Good Books In The Woods (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 75831
Title: Pushkin: Poet and Lover A Biography of Russia's Greatest Poet
Author: Lambert, Lydia
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Francis Aldor Publisher
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1947

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