Doctor Zhivago Boris Pasternak 1959 Reprint Society HC DJ Soviet Novel Rare

Key Details:
Title: Doctor Zhivago
Author: Boris Pasternak
Translator: Max Hayward and Manya Harari
Publisher: The Reprint Society, London
Year of Publication: 1959 (1st thus by this publisher)
Edition: Reprint Society Edition
Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket (protected in removable sleeve)
Pages: 472
Language: English
Genre: Historical Fiction / Russian Literature / Political Fiction

Mini Story:
Banned in the Soviet Union but smuggled to the West, Doctor Zhivago was an act of literary defiance that earned Boris Pasternak the Nobel Prize for Literature. Set against the turmoil of the Russian Revolution, this sweeping love story explores the power of art, freedom, and resilience in the face of political oppression. This 1959 Reprint Society edition offers readers a chance to own a piece of Cold War-era publishing history.

Condition:
Condition: Good – see detailed notes below.

This is a collectible mid-century hardcover with its original jacket:

• Dust jacket retains vivid colour with minor edge wear; now housed in a removable protective sleeve.

• Boards are clean and straight with firm binding.

• Some age-related browning and former tape marks on the endpapers (see photos).

• Neat former owner's name in ink on front free endpaper.

• Pages are clean and unmarked, with mild age toning consistent with age.

• A solid copy of this historically significant work of literature.

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