Lot 3 Vintage Ukrainian USSR Books 1956 1972 1980

Lot of 3 vintage USSR-era books, published in Kyiv between 1956 and 1980. An interesting group for collectors of Ukrainian, Soviet and Eastern European books and history. Included in the lot: 1. Géza Hegedüs – Останні часи темряви (1956) Vintage Ukrainian-language edition of the Hungarian author’s novel The Last Hours/Days of Darkness. • Kyiv, 1956 • Publisher: Радянський письменник • Ukrainian language • Hardcover • Printed in USSR 2. S. A. Vysotsky – Генуэзская крепость в Судаке (1972) The Genoese Fortress in Sudak • Kyiv, 1972 • Second revised and expanded edition • 72 pages with 18 illustrations • Historical/architectural study of the medieval Genoese fortress in Sudak, Crimea • Soviet-era Ukrainian publication 3. Rostyslav Sambuk – Гіркий дим. Міст (1980) Bitter Smoke / The Bridge • Kyiv, 1980 • Publisher: Молодь • 272 pages • Ukrainian language • Hardcover • Soviet espionage and WWII-themed fiction The Sambuk book bears an ownership stamp from the Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum of Alberta Inc., Edmonton, giving this particular copy an interesting Ukrainian-Canadian provenance. All three books are vintage and show age-related wear including rubbing, scuffs, edge/corner wear and other signs of previous ownership. Please examine all photos carefully for exact condition. Sold together as one 3-book lot. An unusual collection for anyone interested in Ukrainian books, USSR/Soviet publications, Cold War-era literature, Crimean history, Eastern European history or Ukrainian-Canadian heritage.