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The First Circle
by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Walcott, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
New York. Harper & Row. 1968. First Edition (stated) in maroon boards having gilt lettering to spine. Boards show shelf wear with some fading to edges. Internally, book is clean and devoid of writing, stickers and bookplates. Copyright page shows no subsequent printing(s). Unclipped ($10.00) jacket, still with unfaded color, shows shelf wear and several small chips to bottom of front, bottom of spine and upper right of front. (see photos). Jacket is protected with a removable mylar cover. The First Circle of Dante's Hell stands as a metaphor for this highly autobiographical novel about the inmates of a prison for scientists in Stalin's Russia. 6.5x9.5 in. 580 pg.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lamplighter Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 267
- Title
- The First Circle
- Author
- Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Pages
- 580
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Russia, Soviet Union, Stalin
Terms of Sale
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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
Lamplighter Library
Biblio member since 2010
Walcott, Iowa
About Lamplighter Library
We specialize in collectible books that will arrive at your library as described. Small town shop with customer satisfaction guaranteed.
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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