The Gulag Archipelago Vols 1-2 Solzhenitsyn 1974-75 Hardcover Set Soviet History
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The Gulag Archipelago, Volumes One and Two, by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn, published by Harper & Row, New York, in 1974 and 1975. This two-volume hardcover set presents Solzhenitsyn’s monumental literary investigation of the Soviet prison and forced-labor camp system from 1918 to 1956. Volume One is subtitled An Experiment in Literary Investigation and carries the 1974 English-language publication information. Volume Two contains The Destructive-Labor Camps and The Soul and Barbed Wire and is stated First Edition on the copyright page. Together, the volumes combine historical documentation, testimony, memoir, and literary narrative in Solzhenitsyn’s examination of political imprisonment and the Gulag system. The work became one of the most significant twentieth-century accounts of Soviet repression and forced labor. This matching pair offers the first two volumes of Solzhenitsyn’s extensive study in their original Harper & Row hardcover editions. Condition: Both dust jackets show visible edge wear, rubbing, tears, and wear at the corners and spine ends. The Volume Two dust jacket has substantial tearing and loss along the upper spine area. Volume One has several tears along the upper and lower edges of the dust jacket, including tears near the top edge and lower front panel. Hardcover boards show comparatively limited visible wear. Interior pages show age toning. Bindings remain intact. Shipping Info I ship out all orders within 1 business day, usually even faster. Books are
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Year: 1974
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Good
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