RARE book by an eminent American social and political philosopher, literary critic and poet - Max Forrester Eastman (1883-1969), in which he criticizes certain phases of the revolutionary dictatorship in Russia. 190x130mm. 267 pages. Hardcover. Cover worn and slightly stained. Cover corners tattered, cover edges worn. Spine faded. Sticker on spine bottom edge. Spine edges bumped and tattered. Spine rear hinge partly torn. Ex-library copy with stamp on front whitepage, library sticker on rear inner cover and whitepage. Binding slightly loose. Binding visible on title-page, page 17 and rear inner cover. First 16 pages coming loose from binding (but still partly intact). Pages yellowing, rough-cut (as published). [SUMMARY]: This rare book on Marxist philosophy and Russian revolution has sustained some external damage (mainly to cover), but is still in good reading condition.