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The Mother
by GORKY, Maxim
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Moscow, 1965. Good. In Russian. 8vo, pp. (382) + b/w plates. Red cloth with gilt lettering to upper board, white label to spine. Bruised extremities, lightly soiled, sunned spine. Browned edges. Discrete POI to ffep. Else, clean and tight.
Synopsis
Every day the factory whistle bellowed forth its shrill, roaring, trembling noises into the smoke-begrimed and greasy atmosphere of the workingmen's suburb; and obedient to the summons of the power of steam, people poured out of little gray houses into the street. With somber faces they hastened forward like frightened roaches, their muscles stiff from insufficient sleep. In the chill morning twilight they walked through the narrow, unpaved street to the tall stone cage that waited for them with cold assurance, illumining their muddy road with scores of greasy, yellow, square eyes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quair Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 788
- Title
- The Mother
- Author
- GORKY, Maxim
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Moscow
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Russian
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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