The Traveler's Russia

Holmes, Burton

Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1934

About this Item

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. Jacket with a few chips and a tear to the spine panel. Seller Inventory # 000014097

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Traveler's Russia

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York

Publication Date: 1934

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Good+

Edition: First edition.