The Secret Name
by Lin, Yutang
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/Good+
- Seller
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York, Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1958, hardcover, xi-268 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Good+ in Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end and corner bumps, minor dampstaining to boards and textblock edges, not affecting pages or text. Dustjacket price-clipped, edge nicks, chips to head and heel of spine, spine somewhat faded, in new Brodart sleeve. Dr. Lin examines the history of Russian Communism not in reference to Marxist dogmas but in the light of the Soviet record of actions and deeds. Illustrated throughout with charts and graphs. Foreword by Heinrich Heine. Index appended.
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- Bookseller
- West of Eden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7581
- Title
- The Secret Name
- Author
- Lin, Yutang
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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