FAITHFUL RUSLAN: THE STORY OF A GUARD DOG
Written by Georgi Vladimov; Michael Glenny.
Stock no. 1831594
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st thus 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of a guard dog from a Gulag labor camp, told from the point of view of the dog itself. According to the author, the purpose of the novel was "to see the hell through the eyes of a dog who assumes it is a paradise". Originally published in Russian under the title Ernyi Ruslan in 1975. This edition translated to English by Michael Glenny. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 220 pages. ISBN: 022401689X. Boards clean. Text block very slightly dusty, small foxspot to top of vertical edge. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher and has publisher's price sticker to front flap, is lightly edge creased across top edge of front panel with a small closed tear (no loss), scuffed to rear panel.