Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, third printing hardcover copy of Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak in a first state dust jacket protected in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated as First Published September, 1958 Pantheon. Third Printing with three printings listed on the copyright page. The third print line states 21st-35th Thousand September 1958. Translated by Manya Harari and Max Hayward
The exterior of the book is in Near Fine condition with spotless, cloth boards in the first state gray cloth and the eighth-wrap spine cloth in red. Also with, very strong title gilt on a straight spine and on the front facsimile signature. Also, a few light spots on the page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, moderate to heavy bottom edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with. No other marks, inscriptions or other signs of ownership inside. The interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with a 1/4″ gap on the top of the spine, moderate surface wear, and the $5.00 price on the front flap of the first state jacket. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
In the grand tradition of the epic novel, Boris Pasternak’s masterpiece brings to life the drama and immensity of the Russian Revolution through the story of the gifted physician-poet, Zhivago; the revolutionary, Strelnikov; and Lara, the passionate woman they both love. Caught up in the great events of politics and war that eventually destroy him and millions of others, Zhivago clings to the private world of family life and love, embodied especially in the magical Lara.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap. A real beauty!
