Eyes on Russia
by Bourke-White, Margaret
- Used
- Very Good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1931. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by Margaret Bourke-White on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's yellow cloth with black stamping. Very Good. Toning to spine. Front inner hinge exposed and pages toned. The photographer's first book, a travelogue of a trip to the Soviet Union on behalf of Fortune magazine. This brought images of Stalinist Russia in its first five-year plan, a breakneck-pace race into industrialization, to Western readers for the first time.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140939267
- Title
- Eyes on Russia
- Author
- Bourke-White, Margaret
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- Cold War, Soviet Russia
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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