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The Fifth Seal
by [SOCIAL FICTION] [WW2 - SOVIET UNION] ALDANOV, Mark; Nicholas Wreden, transl
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943. First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Cloth hardcover; dustjacket; red publisher's top-stain; 482pp. Tight, Near Fine copy, with top-stain clean and unfaded. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $3.00 on front flap), crisp, clean and unfaded with a trace of rubbing and a single brief, closed tear to front panel; Near Fine.
Quite nice copy of this late-career novel by Aldanov, set within the Soviet foreign service at the outbreak of WW2. Aldanov (1886-1957) published most of his literary work after emigrating from the Soviet Union in 1919. Most of his career was spent in France; from 1941-46 he lived in New York. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize (without ever winning) thirteen tmes.
Quite nice copy of this late-career novel by Aldanov, set within the Soviet foreign service at the outbreak of WW2. Aldanov (1886-1957) published most of his literary work after emigrating from the Soviet Union in 1919. Most of his career was spent in France; from 1941-46 he lived in New York. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize (without ever winning) thirteen tmes.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63175
- Title
- The Fifth Seal
- Author
- [SOCIAL FICTION] [WW2 - SOVIET UNION] ALDANOV, Mark; Nicholas Wreden, transl
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1943
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Social Fiction; WW2; Soviet Emigre Literature;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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