The Poems of Doctor Zhivago [VINTAGE 1967]

Pasternak, Boris

Published by Hallmark Editions, Kansas City, Missouri, 1967

About this Item

Fine unread condition color illustrated boards contained in a very good condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Introduction regarding The Poems of Doctor Zhivago. Illustrated with drawings by Bill Greer, plus front and rear endpaper drawings. A 1/8th inch chip to the lower right front jacket tip and a touch of rubbing to the upper right front jacket tip; the jacket is otherwise in fine condition (see photographs). A vintage 11/21/69 gift inscription is neatly scripted on the blank verso of the first free front endpaper. "Winter blanketed the land and made a snow palace of the secluded country home at Varykino. The wind moaned outside; the wolves howled. Warm candleglow melted a patch of ice on the window. And Yuri Zhivago, with the beautiful Lara sleeping nearby, wrote poetry. He wrote of the joy of love, the pain of parting, the hope of religious experience. Thus, within the framework of his magnificent novel Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak created these evocative poems attributed to his title character. As an integral part of the book, Pasternak's poems illustrate Zhivago's view of the world. Apart from the novel, they are moving thoughts from the heart of a man in love with life. The translation of Doctor Zhivago in 1957 ended 25 years of literary exile for Boris Pasternak. Although most of the Zhivago poems had been published in Russian journals, under the Stalinist regime Russia's outstanding poet of the century was forced to devote himself to translating foreign poets rather than creating original works. Despite these privations, Boris Pasternak's international reputation continued to grow. In 1958 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, but was unable to accept the Prize because to do so would have required him to leave his beloved country for the remainder of his life. He died May 30, 1960, in the Soviet Union." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Seller Inventory # 008639

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Poems of Doctor Zhivago [VINTAGE 1967]

Publisher: Hallmark Editions, Kansas City, Missouri

Publication Date: 1967

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Greer, Bill (drawings); Peter, Harald (book design)

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good