STALIN. A POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY

New York:Oxford University Press. 1949. 2nd printing. (xiii)+600pp. Illustrated. Hardcover with dust jacket.  End-pages slightly age-toned, but otherwise, a very good, clean copy, inside and out. the dust jacket is still in one piece, but soiled and shelfworn with wear (including small chips and tears) to edges and folds. It is not price clipped. *"This book is neither an apologia for nor an indictment of Stalin, but an attempt to describe and analyze his complex role and personality with as much detachment as is possible in the portrayal of a contemporary and highly controversial figure."...dj.