The Collected Stories
New York: Criterion Books, (1955). Jimmy Ernst (dust jacket illustration). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. [8], 9-381. Introduction by Lionel Trilling. Edited and translated by Walter Morison. Bound in salmon-colored cloth with gilt lettering stamped on the spine. Slight evidence of wear, including a touch of dust soiling on top edge. In the price-clipped dust jacket that shows moderate edge-wear and fading to spine. Very Good / Good+. Item #854
With stories categorized under "Red Cavalry," "Tales of Odessa," and "Stories". Dust jacket copy states that "since 1936 there has been no mention of Babel's name in any Soviet publication. He is believed to have died in a concentration camp." Dust jacket is now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
Price: $25.00