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This major work, is set at the outbreak of the First World War, and its moral concern is to establish the responsibility for Russia's defeat in the battle of Tannenberg. Limiting itself to the first two weeks of the war, the novel describes the Russian offensive into East Prussia, which resulted in the encirclement and defeat of Gen. Samsonov's 2nd Army by Hindenburg. This disaster revealed the dry rot at the core of Tsarism and hastened its downfall. " Drawing of Solzhenitsyn by Karl W. Stuecklen on back of DJ. DJ price clipped and edge wear.

Very good; unpriced dust jacket rear panel drawing of Solzhenitsyn by Karl W. Stuecklen, edge wear lightly rubbed, very good-. 622 pp. Map illustrated end papers, orange cloth, 8vo, translated by Michael Glenny.

With slightly rubbed dustjacket, 1972 1st english Farrar Straus, clean copy.

1st Printing. 1972 First American printing F, S& G. Book is in VG/VG condition with minor tears at top left corner of DJ as well as rear right corner. There are a few tiny red ink? dots on rear DJ and back inside flyleaf. Spine has a little give otherwise an excellent copy.

This major work, is set at the outbreak of the First World War, and its moral concern is to establish the responsibility for Russia's defeat in the battle of Tannenberg. Limiting itself to the first two weeks of the war, the novel describes the Russian offensive into East Prussia, which resulted in the encirclement and defeat of Gen. Samsonov's 2nd Army by Hindenburg. This disaster revealed the dry rot at the core of Tsarism and hastened its downfall. " Drawing of Solzhenitsyn by Karl W. Stuecklen on back of DJ. DJ price clipped and edge wear.

Book club edition. Translated by Michael Glenny. Map endpapers. Textblock edges lightly foxed, boards with modest edgewear, spine with a tiny tear at foot, very good in an about very good dust jacket with small abrasions on front panel and spine, modest wear to the extremities and a few shallow tears. First English publication of the Nobel Prize-winning author's novel, a mix of fiction and history recounting Russia's entrance into World War I.

1st Printing. 1972 First American printing F, S& G. Book is in VG/VG condition with minor tears at top left corner of DJ as well as rear right corner. There are a few tiny red ink? dots on rear DJ and back inside flyleaf. Spine has a little give otherwise an excellent copy.

Reading copy (B67)