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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 230 pp. Blue cloth with gold star on front. Dustjacket edgeworn, spine edge rubbed, spine ends and corners chipped, price present on flap; binding lightly worn, interior age toned but clean, prior owner's pencil signature dated 9/44 on front end paper. Stalin Prize Novel about struggle of the Russian people against invading German army. Set in a Ukranian village.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1944. 2nd pr. HB. Blue cloth, 8vo., 230pp. Dust jacket shows slight edge wear, soiling, book clean, some aging of pages. Book condition VG in Good+ DJ.

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Contemporary Publishers, 1944. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 95 Pages " The Story Of Love, Hate And Revenge In A Russian Village " Includes Biography Of The Author By Marjorie Shaw, Moscow.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good/Poor Light browning with name on end paper. Dustwrapper very rubbed with fading. Tearing and wear along edges, corners, spine ends. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Winnipeg: Contemporary Publishers. Very Good. 1944. First Edition Thus. Paperback. 96 pages; Winnipeg: Very Good. 1944. First Edition Thus. 96 pages; Contents clean and secure in original color printed wrappers, paper age toned, small area of erosion/chipping at outer corner of rear wrapper and last few leaves. The Story of Love, Hate and Revenge in a Russian Village. Translated by Edith Bone and edited for American readers by Sonia Bleeker. A condensed edition with a biography of the author By Marjorie Shaw, Moscow (reprinted from the Toronto Star Weekly) . Stalin Prize winning novel about struggle of the Russian people against invading German army; set in a Ukranian village. Wanda Wasilewska (1905 - 1964) , was a Polish and Soviet novelist and journalist and a left-wing political activist. She was a socialist who became also a devoted Soviet communist. At the time of publication, Wasilewska was a prominent member of the Polish Committee of National Liberation, the Moscow-backed… Read More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1944. Book. Good. Cloth. First American Edition. 8vo. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1944. First American Edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 230 pp. Stalin Prize Novel 1943. Pages tanned. Just about good condition..

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Contemporary Publishers, 1944. 95 pages, staple bound booklet. Solid with light wear on the covers.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Contemporary Publishers, 1944. Solid with minor wear on the covers.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good - Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1945. First edition of this work by Wassilewska. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Wanda Wassilewska Kiev. XI.63." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some chips and tears. Translated by Edith Bone. Although not marked in anyway, this is from the library of John and Elaine Steinbeck. Books signed by Wassilewska are rare. Wanda Wassilewska was a Polish and Ukrainian Soviet novelist and journalist and a left-wing political activist who became a devoted communist. She fled the German attack on Warsaw in September 1939 and took up residence in Soviet-occupied Lviv and eventually in the Soviet Union. She was the founder of the Union of Polish Patriots there and played an important role in the creation of the Polish 1st Tadeusz Kosciuszko Infantry Division. The division developed into the Polish People's Army and fought on the Eastern Front during World War II. Wasilewska was a trusted consultant to Joseph Stalin and her… Read More