Books

[Berlin: Granit], 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Text in Russian. Two volumes. 12mos. Bound in red cloth over boards without the wrappers, gilt spines. The text pages are modestly toned, vol. 1 has a few light marginal check marks in pencil, vol. 2 has one small quarter-inch line of worming at the back upper right corner and is slightly cocked, very good overall. The rare first edition of Trotsky’s now classic autobiography [My Life: An Attempt at an Autobiography]. Written and published in the first year of Trotsky’s exile, it covers both revolutions of 1905 and 1917, the Russian Civil War, and the beginning of his epic conflict with Stalin. A plain, attractive set appropriately bound in red cloth boards.

An autobiography of Leon Trotsky, detailing his life experiences and political journey.