[World War] The Way of the Lancer [together with] Lances Down. Between the Fires in Moscow by BOLESLAVSKI (Boleslavsky), Richard (1889-1937); Helen Woodward - 1933

London: Cassell / Grayson & Grayson, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A stunning set, two First Impressions, of this "grim story of the collapse of the Russian army, revolution, and atrocities in the Russian Civil War," written with Helen Woodward. (Lengel) Demy 8vo (214 x 137mm). Way of the Lancer: viii,9-318pp. Publisher's red cloth, spine stamped in gilt, top edge stained red; pale yellow illustrated dust jacket printed in black and red and priced (on spine panel) 8/6. Spine gilt a bit dulled, but tightly bound (apparently unread) and pristine throughout. Lances Down: Publisher's second-issue scarlet remainder binding, spine and front cover lettered in black; off-white illustrated dust jacket printed in black, grey, and shades of red and priced (on front flap) 10/6, with bookseller's ink stamp to front flap updating price to 5/-. Immaculate. Lengel 950. During the First World War, Boleslavski, a young Uhlan lancer, fought as a cavalry lieutenant on the tsarist Russian side. He left Russia after the October Revolution of 1917 for his native Poland, where he made his first movies, then emigrated to the United States in 1922, where he directed such popular films as Rasputin and the Empress (1932), Les Misérables (1935), and Theodora Goes Wild (1936). N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).