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Under Soviet Skins: An Untourist's Report
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | Yes |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket Protection: | Brodart-style sleeve |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Impression: | 1st Impression |
| Signature: | None |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Hamish Hamilton |
| Publication Year: | 1961 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| Book ID: | 017945 |
| Catalogue(s): | History - Europe |
First edition, first printing. 224pp, with 13 photographic illustrations. In brown cloth-covered boards with metallic blue titles on spine. 8vo. Boards very slightly rounded at corners and spine ends; a few mild marks on cloth. Upper text block edge spotted and toned. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original, faded and price clipped dust jacket. Dust jacket now protected in a Brodart-style protective sleeve, which is not adhered to the volume or the jacket in anyway.
An account of the life and ways of the average Soviet citizen in the 1960s - their homes and practices, etc - before going on to examine their place in the Soviet system and the role of the law courts, security forces and the Communist Party in developing the psychology of Soviet officials and the population at large.
