THREE LETTERS FROM BORIS PASTERNAK
by Pasternak, Boris
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Translated by David Magarshcak. A card from the publisher laid in 'With Good Wishes.' The mass trials and indiscriminate executions of 1936-1937, which form so horrible a page in Russian history, claimed the lives of two of Pasternak's closest friends, the Georgian poets Titian Tabidze and Paolo Yashvili. Upon learning of Tabidze's arrest and rumored execution, Paolo, fearing a similar fate, killed himself. The letter than follows, one of the most moving that Pasternak wrote, is to Yashvili's widow. Issued as a New Year's Greeting. Bound in cloth and boards. The original glassine is present and discolored around the edges.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ESB8940
- Title
- THREE LETTERS FROM BORIS PASTERNAK
- Author
- Pasternak, Boris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & World
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- LIMITED EDITION, LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION, CORRESPONDENCE
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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