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SHOLOKHOV, Mikhail Sholohov
| Title | Virgin Soil Upturned. Translated from the Russian by Stephen Garry. |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Verpilleux |
| Publisher | London Putnam |
| Date | 1938 |
| Book ID | 37323 |
Description
Early reprint of first UK edition, May 1938. Cloth darkened at spine ends else bright. Dust-wrapper fair - somewhat softened with some chipping and tears to spine ends. vii[ii]+488pp..
In good condition with slightly worn dust-wrapper.
The first part of Sholokhov’s celebrated second novel on the collectivisation of agriculture in a Don Cossack village. First published in Russian in 1932 as 'Podnyataya Tselina'. The second part (Harvest on the Don) was published in 1960. 1936 dust-wrapper illustration by [E.]A. Verpilleux (husband of Carolyn Putnam).
Terras 408, Cornwell 731
