Russia After the Revolution [Inscribed Copy]
Published by George W. Jacobs [1918], Philadelphia, 1918
- First Edition
- Signed
- Used
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
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First printing. Inscribed on front end-paper: "To Mr. Edward L. Richie / with the compliments of the author," signed, dated December, 1920. 12mo (19cm). Publisher's blue cloth, titled in gilt with applied photographic illustration to front cover; vii, [1]-138pp; frontispiece and 31 unnumbered leaves of photographic plates (halftones); one folding map. Mild foxing to text, slight external wear; still a sound, complete copy, Very Good. Somewhat uncommon and very well-illustrated account of a journey across Siberia, Russia and Turkey, made in the immediate aftermath of WW1 and the Russian Revolution under the auspices of the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief. Beury, a West Virginia-born banker and philanthropist, would later serve as Temple University's second President (1925-41). Includes Beury's interpretation of the ascendance of the Bolsheviks, ".not the narrative of detailed happenings so much as the record of the movement as a whole, without an adequate understanding of which no one can justly appreciate Russia in transition.".…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Russia After the Revolution [Inscribed Copy]
- Author
- [RUSSIAN REVOLUTION] BEURY, Charles E.
- Publisher
- George W. Jacobs [1918], Philadelphia
- Publication year
- 1918
- Signed
- Signed
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Radical, Utopian, Labor & Reform Movements, Russian Revolution, Soviet Union
Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
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We maintain an inventory of more than 50,000 items, including out-of-print and rare books, pamphlets, graphics, and ephemera, most in our specialty areas of Radical Thought and Modern Literature but including a large selection of fine books in all fields. Only a fraction of our inventory is catalogued for on-line sales. We also issue 2 to 4 printed catalogs each year of items in our specialisation. Though we are a private-premises business, our books are priced and organized for browsing. If you would like to visit our showroom, please contact us by e-mail or telephone as far in advance of your anticipated visit as possible. We'll do our best to accommodate you!…
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