Author: The Preliminary Commission of Inquiry
Title: The Case of Leon Trotsky: Report of Hearings on the Charges Made Against Him in the Moscow Trials
Description: London, Martin Secker & Warburg, Ltd. 1937. First edition. Leather. The first UK edition of this work regarding the case of Leon Trotsky, the famous Russian revolutionary, in the Moscow Trials. The scarce first edition. Rebound in a smart quarter morocco binding by Maltbys of Oxford, with the title from the original cloth added to the front board. A thorough report of the hearings on the charges made against Leon Trotsky in the Moscow Trials. The Moscow Trials were a series of show trials held by the Soviet Union between 1936 and 1938, under the orders of Joseph Stalin. The trials were predominantly directed towards members of the Communist Party. Leon Trotsky was a famous Russian revolutionary and Marxist politician. His additions to the Communist ideology are referred to as 'Trotskyism&apos. Written by The Preliminary Commission of Inquiry, notably John Dewey, Carleton Beals, Otto Reuhle, Benjamin Stolberg and Suzanne LaFollette. The half title is present. With a bookplate for one, 'Peter M. Scott', to the front paste-down. Rebound in quarter morocco. Externally, excellent with little shelf wear. Bookplate to the front paste-down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age-toned, but otherwise bright and clear. The odd spot throughout. Spotting to the fore-edge. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .

Keywords: communism russia marxism russian revolution russia None


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