Babel

1929 · 1774016239MEP — Alfred A. Knopf 1929. Hardcover. Good. 1929. First UK Edition. 254 pages. No dust jacket. In English. Dimensions: 19.5cm x 13cm x 3cm. Translated from the Russian by John Harland. Publisher's orange cloth with black stamped spine. Top edge dyed black. A collection of Short Stories based on the Author's diary during the Polish–Soviet War. Pages remain clean and bright with firm binding. There are two large red stamps of a previous owner's address to the half title page and rear endpaper leaving imprints opposite. Notable tanning to endpapers and page edges. Boards have minor wear to the edges with crushing and small splits to spine ends. The spine and some board edges are visible sunned into a lighter shade of orange. Cup ring and other water stains to the front less to the back. But there is a large dark mark near the bottom corner on the rear board. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover