Foundations of Leninism

New York: International Publishers, 1932. 10th Anniv. Ed. 12mo volume in tan pictorial wrappers; stapled; 125p; 18.5cm Very good; wraps are toned with tiny chips to edges; pages clean and binding sturdy. Paperback.

"[This present edition] is the outcome of a series of lectures delivered by Joseph Stalin in 1924 before the students of Sverdlov University in Moscow, shortly after the death of Lenin. A brilliant, systematic exposition of the teachings of Lenin, this book ranks with the outstanding classics of Marxism. It has been translated into 26 languages and issued in the Russian language in nearly 10 million copies."