A Year of Life

Alexander Chakovsky

Published by Foreign Languages Publishing House

About this Item

Hardcover edition, published by Foreign Languages Publishing House. Two men work on creating a tunnel through a mountain in the Arctic, one is a young college graduate, the other has much more experience, how will the two work together? Published in Russian in 1956, this is the English language translation. 254 pages, 5-1/4" X 8". The publishing date for this English translation is not clearly dated. Translation by Susanna Rosenberg. B&W photo of the author at the front of the book. Illustration on the title page. Dust jacket has edge wear, chip at the lower left which is about 2" X 1" and extends from the front panel onto the spine panel, 3/4 inch tear at the top left corner, shallow chip at the head of the spine panel, and one on the spine panel about 1/2" x 1/4". Jacket has been protected with a clear, removable cover. Dark gray cloth covered boards, with two color illustration on the front panel, and the title and author name on the spine. Slight bump to the top right corner of the front cover board. Age tanning to the text pages. Some age tanning spots to the top edge of the text block. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Not a library discard copy. Binding is tight. Attached are some photos of the copy we have in our inventory.

Seller Inventory # 26-04405

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Year of Life
• Publisher: Foreign Languages Publishing House
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction
  • Russia