Red Comet: A Tale Of Travel In The USSR
by Geoffrey Trease
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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About This Item
Geoffrey Trease - Red Comet : A Tale Of Travel In The USSR; illustrated in b&w by Fred Ellis - Moscow, 1936, First Edition - 211pp - 19x14cm
Condition Very Good: Cover some minor damage at corners & edges and pages a bit discolored. Otherwise no issues at all; clean, tight, complete - a great book.
Red Comet was the first British book aimed at children to describe life in Soviet Russia, and was designed to inspire British children to want to create a socialist state at home. Trease sought to write for children in a way which would stimulate their intellect as well as their imagination.
If you have any questions or want to see more pictures, feel free to ask.
Your book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking number, signed & insured.
Condition Very Good: Cover some minor damage at corners & edges and pages a bit discolored. Otherwise no issues at all; clean, tight, complete - a great book.
Red Comet was the first British book aimed at children to describe life in Soviet Russia, and was designed to inspire British children to want to create a socialist state at home. Trease sought to write for children in a way which would stimulate their intellect as well as their imagination.
If you have any questions or want to see more pictures, feel free to ask.
Your book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking number, signed & insured.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MagicWorldBooks (NL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 89
- Title
- Red Comet
- Author
- Geoffrey Trease
- Illustrator
- Fred Ellis
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the USSR
- Place of Publication
- Moscow
- Date Published
- 1936
- Pages
- 211
- Size
- 19x14cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ussr propaganda russia soviet union communism socialism marx childrens book vintage sovjet
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