About this title: Few Russian writers have enjoyed such immense popularity in their lifetimes as Maxim Gorki, and few novels have given us such a vivid and intimate account of the terrifying upheavals of revolutionary Russia. THE LIFE OF A USELESS MAN was written in 1907 just after the armed rebellion on Bloody Sunday that foreshadowed the Bolshevic revolution, a decade later. The novel charts how young men, lacking political instincts of their own, could be coerced into collaborating with the Czarist regime to spy on their friends and unwittingly stifle visions of a new social order. This is a novel of ...
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Description: Good. 1990-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Doubleday & Co. Inc., New York
Date Published: 1971
Description: Sovfoto. Near Fine in Very Good- jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Translated by Moura Budberg, $6.95 Publishers Dust Jacket Price, 240 Pages, Chips-Nicks and Short Tears to the DJ. read more
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Fine unmarked copy w/stange cover wear limited to the top edge of the front. Possibly visible in photo, our photo of OUR ACTUALY OWNED COPY OF THIS BOOK. Still offered as Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: NY: Carroll and Graf, 1990. 240 pages. Trade paperback. Translated by Moura Budberg. Fine. Tight, bright and no creases, names or markings. ISBN: 0881846473. read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 1972
Description: Used: Good. The Life of a Useless Man by Gorki, Maxim, Published by Anchor 1972, Paperback First edition-Anchor A858. Showing light exterior wear/creasing, contents are overall clean and tight with no owner markings. Images available upon request. Please email us with any questions. read more
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Ink on book's edge, but otherwise, it's very clean and readable. Language Notes: Text is English, Russian (translation). 242 pages. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Peter Smith Pub Inc
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780844663401ISBN:0844663409
Description: Near Fine. 0844663409. Green cloth with bright gilt lettering on spine; 240 pages; unmarked, clean, bright, tight, attractive copy; 0.75 x 8.5 x 5.5 Inches. read more
Edition: First Edition thus
Binding: Boards
Publisher: Peter Smith Publisher Inc, Glouchester, MA
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780844663401ISBN:0844663409
Description: Very Good. Very good hardcover. Stiff teal boards with silver gilt lettering on spine. Small dent on front cover, yet virtually unnoticable. Pages are clean and pristine. Overall, an excellent reading copy of this Russian classic. read more
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