APRICOT JAM and Other Stories (First UK edition - first impression - near fine copy)

First impression of the first UK edition, with the number "1" on the printer's page. ***Near fine in cream textured cloth-covered boards, with block gilt titles to the spine. No discernible faults. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps. Corners sharp. Page block edges nice and clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. No creases or tears. Paper stock clean. ***In a near fine colour printed dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £16.99. The dustwrapper is also near fine, with no creasing or other faults - bright and clean with no fading - just very slight rubbing to the edges. The lettering and design is embossed on the spine and front panel. ***375 pages including an extensive Glossary at the back of the book. 220mm x 140mm. ***'"Apricot Jam and Other Stories" presents a series of astonishing portraits of Russian life before, during and after Soviet rule. With an unforgettable cast of displace family members, military commanders and imprisoned activists, these stories play out the moral dilemmas and ideological conflicts that defined Russia in the twentieth century.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***'Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (11 Dec 1918 - 3 Aug 2008) was a Soviet and Russian author and dissident who helped to raise global awareness of political repression in the Soviet Union, especially the Gulag prison system. He was awarded the 1970 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature". His nonfiction work "The Gulag Archipelago" "amounted to a head-on challenge to the Soviet state" and sold tens of millions of copies.' (Wiki) ***First impression of the first UK edition. A beautiful copy of the last published work by Russian novelist and dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…