[Rarebooks] FS: Signed Pasternak

[Allington Books]

*We offer the following book signed by Boris Pasternak, the first
appearance of any of his works in English translation. The book is not
presently listed on our site.** *

**Pasternak, Boris. *The Collected Prose Works* [*Signed*].
London: Lindsay Drummond, Ltd., 1945. First edition. A Very Near Fine copy
(modest corner bumping, light pushing at the spine ends, expected age
soiling to closed page block edges) of the first edition, first printing of
this important publication, in a Fine dust jacket (some light toning to the
recto and the verso, tiny edge pushing, light soiling to rear panel edge, a
tiny foxing spot to each panel), SIGNED BY BORIS PASTERNAK on the front
free endpaper; a collection of selected prose from the great Russian
author, winner of the 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature -- which, after his
initial acceptance of it, Russian authorities forced him to decline; a
diminutive but important publication as the Russian authorities suppressed
Pasternak's writing, and, until the publication of this volume, none of
Pasternak's work had been published in English translation. This
inexpensively-produced World War II era book is rather uncommon, is less
common still when in the dust jacket, and is remarkably uncommon when in a
condition as nice as is this copy. (The dust jacket to this copy in
particular is considerably better than most dust jackets seen on the few
jacketed copies of this book.) Signed copies of any of Pasternak's works,
whether or not in English translation, are extraordinarily scarce, and
signed copies of his works in English translation are absolute hen's teeth.
(Our search of the auction records reveals only one of his books signed by
Pasternak coming to auction in the last 25 years, and that being a Czech
translation.) A Very Near Fine copy of an extraordinarily scarce book,
Boris Pasternak's debut book in English translation, SIGNED BY BORIS
PASTERNAK. RARE.   Near Fine in fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#00003050)
    $7,500.00

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Best Wishes,

Stephen

-- 
Stephen Johnson
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Rare and Collectible Books, both Antiquarian and Modern
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