Czapski (Joseph) The Inhuman Land.
£125
Foreword by Daniel Halévy. Introduction by Edward Crankshaw. Translated from the French by Gerard Hopkins
London, Chatto & Windus, 1951.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
Czapski’s account of the years following his release from Soviet captivity, during which he was tasked with investigating the disappearance of thousands of missing Polish officers – ultimately murdered by Stalin’s NKVD at Katyn.
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A very good copy; jacket a little chipped at head of spine and fore-corners, but overall very good.
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