The Traveler's Russia
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], vii-x, [2], 3-246 pp. Beige cloth with a decoration in red (a profile of Lenin?) on the front board, red lettering on the spine; red topstain. Bright and colorful endpapers and pastedowns designed and drawn by Peggy Palmer. Jacket designed by Peggy Palmer. Price of $3.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with 32 double-sided plates of black and white photographs. A fascinating travel narrative of Russia as it was before the Second World War, replete with photographs. The photographs juxtapose Russia's imperial architecture and the poverty of its working people to its state-run farms, its new universities heavily controlled by the state, and its brutalist architecture brought forth by the communist regime. Near Fine / Good+. Item #000014097
Jacket with a few chips and a tear to the spine panel.
Price: $100.00