Dr. Zhivago - Boris Pasternak, 1st printing revised English Edition (Pantheon)

PASTERNAK, Boris. Doctor Zhivago. Translated from the Russian by Max Hayward and Manya Harari. New York: Pantheon Books, 1958. First Printing of the Revised English Edition.

Octavo, original cloth-backed boards with gilt lettering to spine, in original pictorial dust jacket.

First printing of the revised English edition of Pasternak’s Nobel Prize–winning masterpiece, widely regarded as one of the great novels of the 20th century. Originally published in Italian in 1957 after being smuggled out of the Soviet Union, Doctor Zhivago became an international sensation for its portrayal of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath through the lens of the poet-physician Yuri Zhivago.

This revised edition represents a significant update to the first English translation, incorporating corrections and clarifications authorized after Pasternak’s death, making it the definitive early English-language text for many readers and scholars.
Condition:Good. DJ has tearing on the spine. Rolling on spine