HINDUS, Maurice

The Great Offensive

New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1933. First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Embossed red cloth; dustjacket; black publisher's top-stain; pictorial endpapers, frontispiece, 368pp. A tight, clean copy, very Near Fine, with the spine gilt bright and free of oxidation. In the original pictorial dustwrapper, slightly sunned on spine and rear panel, with a few tiny chips to extremities, but otherwise quite fresh and clean; Very Good+. The jacket is unpriced, as with all copies we have handled, presumably a concession to Depression-era booksellers.

Sequel to Hindus's two previous works on Revolutionary Russia - Humanity Uprooted (1929) and Red Bread (1931). The current work focuses on the accomplishments of the Second Five Year Plan, and features one of the best of Arthur Hawkins' dustjacket designs. The endpapers and frontispiece, printed in two colors, reproduce Soviet revolutionary graphics. A highlight of twentieth-century book design, not rare but seldom encountered in such nice condition.

Price: $125.00

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