Assignment Utopia by Eugene Lyons, First Edition (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Print. n.d. but no statement of reprint so assumed a UK First Printing. Original quarter bound boards, title to spine. Off setting to end pages, else clean tightly bound. Original jacket present, light fade to spine and rear panel. Loss to fold at front edge else complete.

Book condition: A very well-preserved copy, with sturdy boards and minimal wear; the spine is straight and strong, retaining much of its original gilt brightness, and the binding is tight and secure, with clean and unmarked pages exhibiting only slight toning to the edges. Free of odors or major defects. Not ex-library or price-clipped.George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London (Bombay, Sydney),1937. First British Edition. Octavo (approx. 21cm x 14cm), ix, 658 pages + index. Bound in original publisher's grey cloth boards blind-stamped design, blue lettering to spine and upper board. Book details: A seminal eyewitness account of Stalin's Soviet Union by journalist Eugene Lyons (1898-1985), who served as United Press correspondent in Moscow from 1928-1934. Initially sympathetic to the Revolution, Lyons documents his disillusionment amid the First Five-Year Plan, collectivization, show trials, censorship, and famine. This anti-totalitarian classic influenced George Orwell's 1984 (notably the phrase "Two Plus Two Equals Five" from Lyons' chapter). Scarce British edition, issued concurrently with the American Harcourt, Brace first. A solid, attractive copy suitable for collectors.

8vo. Pp: ix, 658. First UK Edition, no dust jacket as issued. Publisher's original red boards with gilt at spine. Publisher's stain at top. Good plus. Contents are mostly clean, aside from some marks and underlining in pencil throghout the text. Binding is sound, aside from some looseness at preliminary pages. Boards are a little soiled and rubbed, with a somewhat sunned spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. RARE 1ST EDITION! No other seller has the UK First Edition. The copyright page states 'First Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1937', but below this states, 'Printed in the United States of America'. There's no mention of Harcourt, Brace & Co, and on the spine there's only HARRAP with the publisher's logo. Otherwise it's similar to the American 1st Edition. pp.ix, 658 pages, a very good hardback, publisher's original red cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine (slightly sunned - lettering still visible). NOT FROM A LIBRARY and indeed completely clean from any former owner markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; Fifth Printing. 658 pages; Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Tears to top of spine joints have exposed the binding. Inner hinge cracked. Binding sound. Spine cocked inward. Rubbing to covers and page exterior edges. No markings on text. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Octavo, ix, 658 pages. In Good minus condition. Lacks dust jacket. Spine is blue with silver print. Boards in blue cloth. Wear to spine caps and corners, small stains on front panel, mild shelf wear. Text block has tinted top edge. Tanning to endpapers, tanning to pages 154-155 from inserted bookmark. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Section. 1391782. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. From the library of and signed by, "Norman Thomas who was an American Presbyterian minister who achieved fame as a socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America" Wikipedia. Cracked inner hinges, all pages intact and well-attached, solid boards with bumped and rubbed edges and corners, unmarked pages throughout, protected in mylar. Stated 1st edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. Brown/brick red cloth over boards with light wear, light soil, rub. Edgewear, a few small ripples to top edge of rear board, Wear and some tiny tears to spine extremities. Two soft creases to head. Wear to joints. Top corners mildly rubbed, bottom corners bumped. Toning to endpapers/pastedowns and owner's bookplate to front pastedown. At Title page, gutter with staining and split starting from bottom (approx. 1/2"). Soil to text block edges. DJ fair, with general wear, edge wear, tearing, some large, some paper loss. Intact. Images can be provided upon request.