Lessons of October 1917
Leon Trotsky
Berlin, 1924
 
First edition, offprint - previously appeared as the preface to the first volume of Trotsky's collected works in October 1924. Some scattered rubbing/staining to covers, otherwise a Very Good, sound copy in original wrappers. Rare.
 
Trotsky wrote this history of the struggle within the Bolshevik Party from February to October 1917 and linked it to the failure of the Soviet-inspired German Communist uprising of 1923. It was immediately denounced by Stalin and his henchmen. (University of Glasgow)