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August 1914
by Solzhenitsyn, Alexander
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1972), 1972. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [15], 4-622, [4] pp. Orange cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine; black topstain. Green endpapers and pastedowns with maps. Price of $10.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Translated by Michael Glenny. A sharp example of the American first edition. A novel which explains parts of the origins of the Communist Revolution in Russia. Two small spots of discoloration on one of the leaves; jacket has a small crease on its rear flap and minor wear to the top of its rear panel.
Synopsis
August 1914 is a novel by Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn about Imperial Russia's defeat at the Battle of Tannenberg in East Prussia. The novel was completed in 1970, first published in 1971, and an English translation was first published in 1972. The novel is an unusual blend of fiction narrative and historiography, and has given rise to extensive and often bitter controversy, both from the literary as well as from the historical point of view.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000012647
- Title
- August 1914
- Author
- Solzhenitsyn, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1972)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
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Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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