solzhenitsyn aleksandr translated thomas whitney (14 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Used. The Gulag Archipelago 1918?1956 (1974) by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn Translated by Thomas P. Whitney ? Sold by Crappy Old Books Welcome to the Soviet Union?s least scenic tour: a sprawling, brutal journey through prisons, camps, interrogations, and state-sponsored paranoia?all meticulously mapped by one of its most famous survivors. The Gulag Archipelago isn?t just a book?it?s a reckoning. Part memoir, part investigative history, part moral indictment, this towering work by Nobel Laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn lays bare the terrifying machinery of repression that underpinned Stalinist Russia. With forensic detail and righteous fury, Solzhenitsyn?once a loyal soldier, then a political prisoner?traces the cold bureaucratic logic that sent millions to labor and death, often for the crime of thinking. His voice, sharpened by suffering but never extinguished by it, cuts through decades of silence. Condition: A bit battered by time, like its author?but still standing strong. Binding?s holding up better than the Soviet system did. Marginal notes may include angry pencil underlining and the occasional existential sigh. Crappy Old Books: Because some truths age better than the paper they?re printed on.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Reissued Edition. The book has some minor surface wear.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Unclipped. First ed. in English translation; printing "B-T;" 580 p., clean and unmarked anywhere on strong paper only faintly age-toned, but there is decorative book plate on front end page; binding firm; boards have minimal wear; glossy d.j. has rubbing at crown and foot of spine panel, and tiny closed tear at lower edge of front panel.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Poor. 1st Edition. First edition large 8vo. Unclipped jacket much worn, chiped, small losses, closed tears, mild wear to wine-red boards, sound binding, a signature to fep, excellent page condition.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. A STATED "FIRST EDITION" copy but a Book Club impression on rear cloth panel and no price on dust jacket. A truly FINE copy, in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket has both a diagonal crease along rear panel at bottom and an approx. 1" closed tear at top rear edge. Minor 'crinkles' along extremities. Volume is clean, tight, with no markings at all - only a previous owners book plate on blank front free end-paper. A Glossary at rear, followed by an Index. 660 pages. Mylar protected jacket.

Hardcover. First Edition. 8 vo; black cloth boards; gilt spine lettering; preface 1x-xii, Part I, the prison industry, Part II, perpetual motion; translator's notes, glossary, index. 2 pages of b/w photos.; taupe dj with b/w photo of Solzhenitsyn on rear. very good; clean, tight & attractive very good; light rubbing & shelfwear; dj protected by new Mylar wrap.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. gift inscription to an individual on ffep. Inside front flap is clipped. Minor discoloration to pages. Some wear along the DJ edges and tips along with several closed tears. Minor wear along the edges and tips of the book itself. Some rubbing wear to DJ covers along with light creases and/or wrinkles at some spots. THIS IS A HEAVY AND OVERSIZE BOOK. ALL ORDERS MIGHT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES.

Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 6.5 x 9.5in. xiii. 580pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows shelf rubbing of the extremities with some small nicks and a short closed tear, spine with a hint of toning, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

mass market paperback. Etat : acceptable; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED12mo; 674 pages; acceptable mass market paperbck; creases t cover; slight nicks to cover edges; spine starting to slant; tips bumped with slight fray; fading to spine area; some ink note front blurb pae by previous owner; tanned pages; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking; the soviets banned this novel and condemned the author - the world smuggled it out and gave him the nobel prize.

mass market paperback. Etat : good; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED12mo; 674 pages; good mass market paperback; few slight nicks to cover edges; tips bumped; taning edges to pages; clean pages; prompt shippingw tih tracking.

mass market paperback. Etat : acceptable; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED12mo; 674 pages; acceptable mass market paperback; tips bumped; few slight nicks to edges cover; tanning pages; edges factory coloring some fade or discolor; previous owner name sticker (medium size) backside front blurb page; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.

mass market paperback. Etat : good; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED12mo; 660 pages; good mass market paperback; slight crease fornt cover; slight ink line bottom edge from a prevoius owner; scuff and nick to face cover; tips bumped with slight chip; tanning pages; spine starting to slant; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.

mass market paperback. Etat : acceptable; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED12mo; 674 pages; acceptable mass market paperback; crease and dent bottom edge front cover; slight nick fore edge; tips bumped with slight chip or fray; spine starting to slant; faint foxing stains various pages; small amount of ink front blurb paeg by prevoius owner; clean pages; slight crease to cover; chip top edge back cover near spine head; prompt shipping with tracking; was banned by soviet russia (book and author) until the rest of the world helped the author escape and give him the nobel prize.

no dustjacket, hardcover. Etat : acceptable; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDsm4to; 580 pages; acceptable hardcover no dustjacket; spine started; spine slanting; scuff and stain to face board; some tanning; tipsbumped; chip front face board; spine head and heal bumped; deckled; slight stains; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking; bookclub edition.