• New Search
• Author finder

U. S. A.: National Travel Club, c. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. All of the spine's gold lettering is worn off; title is illegible. The tips of all fore corners are worn through to the boards. Binding is generally worn, with minor soil. Considering that both the front and back endpapers are cracked at the spine, the book is reasonably sound. Gift note on half-title page. Minor damp wrinkling of the lower fore corner on the last few pages. Contents are uniformly lightly age-browned but otherwise clean. ; Black cloth. 62p b/w photos by the author. TRAVEL. He had traveled to Mexico, Chicago, Spain, Austria, Moscow, etc, photographing events for the Berlin office of the NEW YORK TIMES. And now he wanted to return to Moscow, to get photos of Stalin in the Kremlin. "Impossible!" exclaimed his bosses. "He won't even pose for Bolshevik photographers! He won't be photograhed except on public occasions. In groups... You couldn't even get by the guards at the Kremlin Gate. " But to Moscow Abbe went, and this book contains 62 pages of his b/w photos from the trip, including a signed portrait of Stalin! Some chapters: Between two worlds; Stalking Stalin; Shooting Stalin; Red Holy Day; Litvinov & Co. ; Farewell to captalism; High life in Russia; Religion in Russia; Backstage in Moscow; Red aristocracy; red war; Banquets and famine; Red education, red death, red funeral; Arrest by the GPU and the battle of the negatives. ; 9-1/4"Tall; 324 pages. G- .

See/Hide Conditions of Sale

Following conditions of sale apply:
Terms of Sale

We do our very best to keep our inventory up-to-date, ensuring that the book you order will be available to you.

Shipping is additional: To US addresses: US - Media mail, $3.50 first book, $1.00 each additional book.
Priority , $5.50 first book, $2.00 each additional book.
- International: $12.00 or Actual cost plus $1.00.

Methods of payment accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover. Checks and moneyorders can only be accepted if payable in US funds and drawn on a US bank (our bank charges an exorbitant fee for non US checks and moneyorders). PayPal payments are always welcome.

Return Policy: All books are guaranteed to be accurately described. Books may be returned for any reason within ten days of receipt. If not as described, a full refund, including postage, will be made; however, if the book's condition is as described, we will not be able to refund the postage in either direction.