This copy was acquired when part of the family collection was purchased from the estate of the descendants of the author of the same surname. It is signed on the ffep: "With love from Mark (Patrick), 16/6/33" The front and spine of the rather distinctive and colourful dust jacket is stuck on the back paste down and across onto the facing free end paper. This seems rather odd but at least it has partially preserved the jacket.There is furthermore a newspaper clipping stuck onto a back end paper from The Times, Aug. 1933 giving a favourable review of the book and its author, the MP for Tavistock. In addition there is also a letter from the author, Mark Patrick, which is stuck to another back end paper, headed with a London address of 32 Avenue Road, Regent's Park, N.W.8 which informs the recipient in a fairly whimsical manner, the handwritting is hard to read but on the following lines: "My Dear Martin (?) I sent you a copy of this book on Russia. Hasn't it got a beautiful cover? It's a Irrich (?) poster. (????) perhaps, is not so loud!, Yours, Mark. PS It's not on sale for another 10 days." There is a date inscribed on the letter at the top corner, at an angle, of June 16th, 53 which may have been added at a later year to when the letter was written, since that would have been 1933. Perhaps this date just notes when the letter was discovered or referenced. The overall condition of the book is pretty sound, with toning to the prelim pages and to the page block edges. The black cloth boards appear a little spotted and have a little knocking to the fore edge corner tips. In all this is rather a unique piece with great provenance.

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Title: Hammer and Sickle
Publisher: Elkin Mathews Ltd., London
Publication Date: 1933
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Printing: 1st Printing
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Richardson Rare Books Tel. 01472 823900 was formerly known as Mr. Books which is located on Tonbridge High Street in Kent, England for over 12 years up until July 2017. Due to the sale of the bricks and mortar side of the business it made sense to change the name to reflect a shift of direction. Since then we have been trading online, at PBFA fairs and Bloomsbury Book Fairs, as well as showcases at select antique centres in Lincolnshire. We don't specialise in anything in particular, just rare and fine books on many subjects. Over the years we have built up an impressive range of signed modern fiction firsts which aren't always listed on abebooks so please do call us if you have any particularly collections you'd like to add to. The stock is being constantly replenished so it's always worth visiting us at one of the fairs we exhibit at. See web site for details (subject to constructing it.)

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Richardson Rare Books is owned and run by Mark Richardson, trading as a sole trader, from Ashby cum Fenby, North East Lincolnshire, England. Email: mrbooks@btinternet.com Tel. 01472 823900 All books are sold in good faith with as accurate descriptions as possible. For this reason we have a tiny amount of returns out of the many thousands we sell. If you are unhappy on receipt of your purchase then please contact me by email or phone. You will be refunded the cost of the book if there are reasona...

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