Books

The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-Utan, and the Bird of Paradise. A Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature. Published 1869, First Edition. Binding of book is intact. Signs of wear near edges of covers. Gilt in very good condition. Tanning around edges of book. Some shelf wear on bottom edge. Annotations on first two pages. Barely any foxing on pages, though gently warped, are in excellent condition. Thumbprint and tears on first map of book, otherwise maps and plates are intact.

The Gulag Archipelago is a three-volume, non-fiction work by Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn that was first published in 1973. It covers the Soviet Union's forced labor camp system. The extensive work combines historical research, Solzhenitsyn's own experiences as a Gulag prisoner, and the testimonies of other inmates to describe the brutalities of the Gulag.