Ten Days That Shook the World [ML #215, c. 1953].

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John Reed. Ten Days That Shook the World. (The Modern Library, No. 215). Foreword by V.I. Lenin, introduction by Granville Hicks. Now classic account of the Russian revolution. Reed, immortalized on the silver screen by Warren Beatty in 1981 (Reds), was a journalist and participant in the American Labor movement. Sympathetic to the "Reds", nevertheless Reed acted somewhat as a neutral observer and held conversations with all sides.

C. 1953 hardcover printing. ML# 215. 372 titles on DJ, which is clipped and in a clear protective jacket cover. Some tanning, chipping, and closed tears to jacket. Green cloth binding #8, Kent endpapers. Slight indication of ex-library ("Date Due" paper fragment on first page). Contents about fine. 1 copy only.