Navy cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.

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Please view our photographs: is the first English language edition of Wolfgang Leonhard’s seminal anti-Stalinist memoir, Child of the Revolution, published by Collins, London in 1957. Originally released in German as Die Revolution entlässt ihre Kinder, this book is a highly regarded historical account of a young man raised in the Soviet Comintern system who later escaped to the West. 

Market Value & Collectibility

For a copy in Good condition, the value depends significantly on whether it still retains its original dust jacket: 

• Without Dust Jacket: If the blue cloth boards are exposed and show light shelf wear, copies generally trade between £20 and £35.
• With Dust Jacket: If it includes the original dust jacket (even with minor tears or scuffs), the value increases to £50 to £75