Arthur Ransome — Six Weeks in Russia in 1919

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1919. Paperback. The first edition, second impression of Ransome"s very scarce vivid account of Russia in the immediate aftermath of the Revolution. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Front wrap fully detached, but present.First edition, second impression. Reprinted July 1919, one month after the first edition.A first-hand account of Bolshevik Russia written during the immediate aftermath of the Revolution, based on Ransome"s time in Petrograd and Moscow.Ransome (1884-1967), later famed as the author of the Swallows and Amazons series, was a journalist and foreign correspondent at this time. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, worn. Front wrap fully detached, but present. Age toning to wraps with the odd light spot. Chipping to extremities. Rear hinge strained, with closed tearing to upper and lower extremities. Rear hinge strained. Offsetting to rear endpapers. Front free endpaper fully disbound, but present. Internally, text block firmly bound. Pages age toned and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .