Pasternak, Boris

8vo, FIRST EDITION, text in Russian, original green boards lettered in black, DUST-JACKET, collector's grey crushed morocco fitted case by Sangorski and Sutcliffe depicting Russian Orthodox church onion domes with gilt outlines and stamps, occasional light spotting and browning, ownership signature, slightly soiled dust-jacket with some spotting and repairs to reverse

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
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Pasternak's classic novel was first printed in Italy as the Soviet authorities would not allow publication in Russia.