Eugene Lyons - Assignment in Utopia - 1937

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Assignment in Utopia by Eugene Lyons, first edition hardback in English of 392 pages, published in 1937 by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.

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George G. Harrap & Co., London, 1937. Right Book Club edition (reprint of the simultaneous First British trade edition).
Octavo (21 × 14 cm), ix, 658 pp. + index. Original publisher’s grey cloth with gilt spine and cover lettering.

Condition: Very well-preserved, sturdy copy. Boards clean with minimal spotting and wear, spine straight and gilt moderately bright. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked, just light marginal toning; no foxing, no inscriptions, no odour. Not ex-library, dust jacket not present (as issued).

Eugene Lyons’ classic anti-totalitarian account of Stalin’s Russia (1928–1934). The source of the phrase “Two Plus Two Equals Five” that directly influenced Orwell’s 1984. Scarce club edition in superior condition.

A very attractive copy for history collectors.



George G. Harrap & Co., London, 1937. Right Book Club edition (reprint of the simultaneous First British trade edition).
Octavo (21 × 14 cm), ix, 658 pp. + index. Original publisher’s grey cloth with gilt spine and cover lettering.

Condition: Very well-preserved, sturdy copy. Boards clean with minimal spotting and wear, spine straight and gilt moderately bright. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked, just light marginal toning; no foxing, no inscriptions, no odour. Not ex-library, dust jacket not present (as issued).

Eugene Lyons’ classic anti-totalitarian account of Stalin’s Russia (1928–1934). The source of the phrase “Two Plus Two Equals Five” that directly influenced Orwell’s 1984. Scarce club edition in superior condition.

A very attractive copy for history collectors.


Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Politics
Book Title
Assignment in Utopia
Author/ Illustrator
Eugene Lyons
Condition
Fine
Publication year oldest item
1937
Edition
1st Edition
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
392
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