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DELAFIELD, Richard
Report On The Art Of War In Europe In 1854 1855 and 1856
Washington D. C: George W.Bowman Printer 1860. xxiv 277pp.with 24 lithographed views incl. additional title most tinted some folding 2 with some hand-colouring & 57 folding maps plans & plates. numerous text illus. original blind-stamped cloth In 1855 Major Delafield of the American Corps of Engineers was appointed to form a commission to visit the Crimea and the theatre of war in Europe for the purpose of gathering information regarding various aspects of their military systems: the organization of armies furnishing and distributing supplies medical and hospital arrangements kinds of arms ammuniition and equipment including the Lancaster gun and rifle cannon the construction of fortifications methods of transportation &c. The plates include numerous lithographed views of Sebastopol and fortifications there the military hospital at St. Petersburg the Turkish Barrack at Scutari used by the English Army as their general depot hospital and as a residence by Florence Nightingale folding plans of fortifcations in Paris Cherbourg Sebastopol Constadt and other cities and plates showing weapons hospitals batteries storehouses military structures. Text plates and maps in excellent condition - no tears foxing. However the binding is in very poor condition. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. George W.Bowman, Printer Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010818
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Hellie, Richard
Enserfment and Military Change in Muscovy
Chicago Illinois U.S.A.: Univ of Chicago Pr 1971. 432pp/map. New interpretation of Russian serfdom history using recent archival discoveries. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Univ of Chicago Pr Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010828 ISBN : 0226326454 9780226326450
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Feikl, Erich
A Myth of Terror Armenian Extremism : Its Causes and Its Historical Context
Salzburg Austria: Edition Zeitgeschichte 1986. 144pp/illus. Disputes the belief held by many others about the systematic destruction of the Armenian population by the Ottoman Empire during the end and shortly after WW I through massacres and deportations. Clean with no markings. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Edition Zeitgeschichte Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010942
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V Rzhygoj and S Shambinogo
Slovo o polku Igoreve The Tale of Igor's Campaign
Moscow Russia: Academia 1934. Elephant folio. 49 3pp. Uncut. Original cloth overlaid with Palekh style illustration. The cover is designed like a ceiling fresco seen from below. Illustrated endpapers.This volume contains the old Russian text of "Slovo o Polku Igoreve Host of Igors Lay one of the greatest literary masterpieces not only of Russia but the world." It explains that the illustrator Ivan Golikov works "in the old artistic manner of the Palekh School. Chromolithographed title page. Decorative head- tailpieces and initials. Ribbon marker. Magnificent edition of this anonymous epic poem originally written in the Old East Slavic language. The title is occasionally translated as The Song of Igor's Campaign The Lay of Igor's Campaign and The Lay of the Host of Igor. The poem gives an account of a failed raid of Igor Svyatoslavich 1202 against the Polovtsians of the Don River region. While some have disputed the authenticity of the poem the current scholarly consensus is that the poem is authentic and dates to the medieval period late 12th century. The Tale of Igor's Campaign was adapted by Alexander Borodin and became one of the great classics of Russian opera. This edition is lavishly illustrated with 10 mounted Palekh illustrations by Golikov each within a chromolithographed border. Some rubbing on covers with slight abrasion on front cover and heavy abrasion on back cover. Text in old Russian. Binding in overall good interior in near fine to fine condition. The Palekh school works are painted in an ornate style that usually utilized bright primary colors especially red against a shiny black background to decorate lacquer boxes with fairy tale motifs. A clean beautiful rare volume. 1st Edition. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. Illus. by Golikov Ivan. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Academia Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 011033
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Chernyshevsky, Nikolay Gavrilovich
Kriticheskiia stati: Pushkin Gogol' Turgenev Ostrovski Lev Tolstoi Shchedrin i Dr
St. Petersburg Russia: V. A. Tikhanov 1895. 387pp. Light brown cloth. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky 1828-1889 was a Russian writer socialist and literary critic whose novel "What is to be done" became a classic of the Russian revolutionary movement. Text in Russian. Clean and unmarked. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. V. A. Tikhanov Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 011034
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Motter, TH Vail T H
The Persian Corridor and aid to Russia United States Army in World War II: The Middle East Theater
Washington D.C: US Government Printing Office 1952. 545pp; 12 tables; 15 charts; 5 maps; green cloth; gilt titles Light age - overall clean and tight. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. US Government Printing Office hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008675
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Dournovo (Lydia)
Armenian Miniatures W/ a Preface By S. Der Nersessian
New York: Abrams 1961. 181pp tipped in color illustrations. Beautiful book although title page appears removed and preface pg 5-8 has tape repair. Otherwise clean and complete. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Abrams hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008716
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Murrell, Kathleen Berton
Moscow: An Architectural History
New York: MacMillan 1977. 256pp/illus. Inscribed by author on half-title page. First english language study of the City's Architecture for 60 years. Clean. Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. MacMillan hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008914 ISBN : 0289706475 9780289706473
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Fedurin, D A
Naval Edged Weapons Morsky Klinky
St Petersburg Russia: Atlant 2007. 520 pp 670 b&w and color pictures. In Russian. A comprehensive survey of the swords and daggers carried by naval personnel around the world from the 17th Century to virtually the present day. This book will be of most use to relatively advanced collectors or to collectors who already possess a modest knowledge of Russian. Clean. 1st Edition. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. New/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition. Atlant hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008993 ISBN : 5986550234 9785986550237
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Shtemenko, S M (1907-1976)
The Soviet General Staff at War 1941-1945 By S. M. Shtemenko Translated From the Russian By Robert Daglish
Moscow. Russia: Progress Publishers 1981. 492pp/514pp/illus/maps. Detailed Russian history of WWII. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Progress Publishers Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009026
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Spasowski, Romuald
The Liberation of One autographed
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1986. 687pp/illus. Signed by author on title page. By the highest-ranking Communist official ever to defect to the West. Subjects: Defectors-Poland-Biography. Previous owner's embossed stamp on ffep. Clean. Signed by Author. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009036 ISBN : 0151512760 9780151512768
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Volkogonov, Dmitri; Shukman, Harold (translator)
Trotsky: The Eternal Revolutionary
Old Tappan New Jersey U.S.A.: Free Pr 1996. 524pp/illus/map. Biography of leaser of Red Army during the Russian Revolution. Clean. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Free Pr hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009066 ISBN : 0028741196 9780028741192
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122mm Gauitsa Artillery D-30 Technical Manual
Moscow 1980. 168pp/illus/diagrams. Includes several fold-outs. Russian text. Clean. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009135
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Grau, Lester W (ed)
The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan
Washington D. C: National Defense University Press 1996. 223pp/maps. Rare book. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. National Defense University Press paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009143
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Zeitlin, Ida
Skazki: Tales and Legends of Old Russia
New York: George Doran 1926. 333pp/illus Thirteen Russian fairy tales and legends illustrated by THEODORE NADEJEN with pictorial endpapers plus 24 magnificent and striking tipped-in color plates plus b&w's in-text- very appropriate to the text. Stunning illustrations in Art Nouveau/Deco style; some in full color and some in black & gold. Gold embossed green cloth. Hinges reinforced. Text clean. 1st Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. George Doran hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009350
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VON HABSBURG Geza & LOPATO Marina
Faberge : Imperial Jeweller
Washington D. C: Faberge Arts Foundation 1998. 476 pages 460 illustrations over 360 being in colour. A very crisp clean copy. 1st American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall oblong. Faberge Arts Foundation hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009492 ISBN : 0883971100 9780883971109
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Walkin, Jacob
The Rise of Democracy in Pre-Revolutionary Russia: Political and Social Institutions Under the Last Three Czars
New York: Praeger 1962. 320pp. Political and social institutions of Imperial Russia under the last three Tsars. Light rubbing to dj. Text clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Praeger Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009737
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Fulop-Miller, Rene
Rasputin: The Holy Devil
New York: Viking 1928. 386 pp./illus. Rasputin was one of the most mysterious figures of modern times - a Siberian peasant who swayed men and nations by the power of his eye the intimate of Russian aristocracy and confidant of the Empress. Clean. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Viking hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003738
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Tyrrell, Henry
The History of the War with Russia: Giving Full Details of the Operations of the Allied Armies Vol 3 bound with The History of the Russian Empire from Its Foundation By Ruric the Pirate to the Accession of the Emperor Alexander II
London: London Printing and Publishing Company 1857. 354 pages plus index with 11 beautiful steel engravings 1st part and 546 pages and 29 beautiful steel engravings and 2 beautiful double page steel-engraved/hand-colored maps of historical Russia. Both have steel engraved frontis and title pages. Some light foxing does not affect maps. Beautiful Crimean War history. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. London Printing and Publishing Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001799
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Tager, Alexander B
The Decay of Czarism: The Beiliss Trail
Philadelphia PA: Jewish Publication Society 1935. 297pp. Based on unpublished materials in the Russian archives this book traces militant anti-Semitism as a Czarist governmental policy especially in the 1913 trial of a Jew accused of murdering a Christian boy to use his blood in Jewish ritual. Light wear. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Jewish Publication Society hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003839
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Mitchell, Mairin
The Maritime History of Russia 848-1948
London: Sidgwick & Jackson 1949. 543 with 18 maps 3 folding and numerous plates. A comprehensive study tracing the expansion of Russian sea power through the ages 848-1948 and her relations with two other great naval powers England and the United States. Notation on title page. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Sidgwick & Jackson hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002507
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Voronin, N N
The Architecture of Northern Russia Zodchectvo Severo-Vostochnoi Russi: 12th - 15th Centuries - 2 Volume set
Moscow Russia: Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union 1961. Approx 575 pages each with numerous photos illustrations and line drawings. Several fold-out line drawings of Russian churches. Illustrates the architecture found throughout northern Russia - emphasis on the church architecture. Russian text. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001430
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Daly, John CK C K
Russian Seapower and the Eastern Question 1827-41
Annapolis Maryland U.S.A.: Naval Inst Pr 1991. 314pp. A study of the Russian use of the Black Sea Fleet between 1827 and 1841 including the action at Navarino the Russian-Turkish war and Russia's growing regional commitments. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Naval Inst Pr hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003946 ISBN : 1557507260 9781557507266
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Hart, BH Liddell (ed) B H
The Soviet Army
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1956. xiv 480pp. b/w pls. maps index Original red cloth. Series of papers on the Russian Army including some remarkable misconceptions by German Generals such as Guderian Blumentritt & von Manstein. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Weidenfeld & Nicolson hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003803
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Pulikuna, U M
Tables on Sections of Morphology of the Russian Language Tablitsy Po Nekotorim Razdelam Morphologii Ruskogo Yazika
Moscow Russia 1961. Consists of 57 approx 20"x26" foldout charts showing variations in Russian words/language. Set originally had 64 charts 7 are missing - #19 20 32-3441 & 46. Otherwise clean and in excellent condition. Only 10000 set printed. Folio. Very Good/No Jacket. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002915
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Bobrovnitskaya, I
The Armory in the Moscow Kremlin
Moscow Russia: Sovietsky Khudozhnik Publishers 1990. 431 pages lavishly illustrated. Main body of text in Russian captions under photos in Russian and English. Wonderful color illustrations featuring Russian gold and silver arms and armour precious textiles and embroidery historical regalia and ceremonial paraphenalia ornamental horse trappings royal carriages etc. Only 20000 copies printed. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Sovietsky Khudozhnik Publishers hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000937 ISBN : 5269006057 9785269006055
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Erickson, John
The Road to Stalingrad: Stalin's War with Germany
New York: Harper & Row 1975. 594 pages with several photos. Rare 1st Ed. Detailed history of the initial campaigns on the Eastern Front. Light edgewear to dj. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harper & Row Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004318 ISBN : 0060111410 9780060111410
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Bashkina, Nina N, Nikolai N Bolhovitinov, John H Brown, J Dane Hartgrove, Ivan I Kudriatsev, Natal'ia B Kuznetsova, Ronal D Land
The United States and Russia : The Beginning of Relations 1765-1815
Washington D.C: U S Government Printing Office 1980. 1184pp/maps/illus. First joint Soviet-American publication of its kinda documentary collection containing materials from archives and manuscript repositories in the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Contains a broad spectrum of commercial scientific cultural and diplomatic contacts; illustrated with numerous portraits sketches facsimiles and maps. Light wear to dj. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. U S Government Printing Office hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004416
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McCgwire, Michael; Booth, Ken; McDonnell, John; Dalhousie University
Soviet Naval Policy: Objectives and Constraints
New York: Praeger 1975. "Praeger Special Studies in International Politics and Government". XXVI 665 pp with 17 tables and 21 figures.34 papers: Soviet Military's Influence on Foreign Policy-Soviet Defense Policies and Naval Interests.Command of the Sea in Soviet Naval Strategy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Praeger hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004553 ISBN : 027509720X 9780275097202
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Skatov, N
Alexander S. Pushkin Aleksandr Sergeivich Pushkin 200 years
Moscow Russia 1999. 384pp/illus. Beautifully illustrated and bound biography of Alexander Pushkin. English and Russian text. As new. Only 5000 copies printed. Faux Leather. As New/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004649 ISBN : 577930176X 9785779301763
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Wuorinen, John H
The Prohibition Experiment in Finland
New York: Columbia University Press 1931. 251pp. Describes the 11 years of prohibition in Finland the problems of smuggling and alcoholism the temperance movement attitudes of the press and other aspects of the controvery. Previous owner bookplate inside front cover. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Columbia University Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004694
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Luckett, Richard
The White Generals; an Account of the White Movement and the Russian Civil War
New York: Viking Press 1971. 430pp/illus/maps. An excellent history of the campaigns of the White Movement during the Russian Civil War along with portraits of the generals who supported it. Includes 20 b/w photographs. Previous owner name inside front cover otherwise Clean. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Viking Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004942 ISBN : 0670762652 9780670762651
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Cerwinske, Laura
Russian Imperial Style
New York: Prentice Hall Direct 1990. 223pp/illus. Looks at the Imperial Russian palaces jewels etc Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Prentice Hall Direct hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004977 ISBN : 0137848102 9780137848102
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Bainbridge, Henry Charles
PETER CARL FABERGE : Goldsmith and Jeweller to the Russian Imperial Court. His Life and Work
London: Spring Books 1972. 169pp/illus. Essentially the masterwork of the highly noted expert on the works of Faberge. DJ chipped/small tears. Book clean. 5th Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Spring Books hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 005120 ISBN : 0600013073 9780600013075
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Snowman, A Kenneth
The Art of Carl Faberge
Greenwich Connecticut: New York Graphic Society 1964. 186pp/illus. 86 color plates 407 black & white plates biblio. index. Previous owner bookplate on ffep. DJ has light chipping. 3rd Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. New York Graphic Society hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 005117 ISBN : 0821206095 9780821206096
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Constantine, Mildred; Fern, Alan Maxwell
Revolutionary Soviet Film Posters
Baltimore MD: Johns Hopkins University Press 1974. 98pp/illus. Very nice picto-history of the great movie posters of Russia from 1926-30. Illus. w. 56 b&w repros. & 19 color repros. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 005135 ISBN : 0801816416 9780801816413
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Bainbridge, Henry Charles
PETER CARL FABERGE : Goldsmith and Jeweller to the Russian Imperial Court. His Life and Work
London: Spring Books 1966. 169pp/illus. Essentially the masterwork of the highly noted expert on the works of Faberge. DJ has light wear. Book clean. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Spring Books hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 005676 ISBN : 0600013073 9780600013075
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Luckett, Richard
The White Generals; an Account of the White Movement and the Russian Civil War
New York: Viking Press 1971. 430pp/illus/maps. An excellent history of the campaigns of the White Movement during the Russian Civil War along with portraits of the generals who supported it. Includes 20 b/w photographs. Previous owner name inside front cover otherwise Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Viking Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006015 ISBN : 0670762652 9780670762651
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Booth, John
Art of Faberge
New York New York U.S.A.: Wellfleet Press 1996. 192 pp/illus w/index & bibliography color illus. 'Faberge - the name evokes images of the glittering world of the last Tsars fo Russia and the priceless treasures created" Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Wellfleet Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006176 ISBN : 1555214436 9781555214432
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Luckett, Richard
The White Generals; an Account of the White Movement and the Russian Civil War
New York: Viking Press 1971. 430pp/illus/maps. An excellent history of the campaigns of the White Movement during the Russian Civil War along with portraits of the generals who supported it. Includes 20 b/w photographs. Previous owner name inside front cover otherwise Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Viking Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006219 ISBN : 0670762652 9780670762651
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Luckett, Richard
The White Generals; an Account of the White Movement and the Russian Civil War
New York: Viking Press 1971. 430pp/illus/maps. An excellent history of the campaigns of the White Movement during the Russian Civil War along with portraits of the generals who supported it. Includes 20 b/w photographs. DJ has light wear. Clean. Second Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Viking Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006396 ISBN : 0670762652 9780670762651
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Taubman, William
Khrushchev: the Man and His Era
New York: W W Norton & Co Ltd 2003. 396pp/illus. Thanks to Soviet secrecy little was known about former premier Khrushchev during his career or after his ousting. Since the collapse of the USSR archives have been declassified allowing access to his memoirs and those of witnesses. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. W W Norton & Co Ltd hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006454 ISBN : 0393051447 9780393051445
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Steinbeck, John
A Russian Journal - 1st Edition/1st Print
New York: Viking 1948. 220pp/illus. This book features the writing of John Steinbeck with 70 photographs by Robert Capa. Accompanied by one of the world's most famous photographers Steinbeck met the Russian people face to face. Book is informal and without political bias - he tells us how they live and what they think. First edition in the rare binding with grayish-green cloth and light grayish brown spine. Clean and bright. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Capa Robert. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Viking hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006770
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Daly, John CK C K
Russian Seapower and the Eastern Question 1827-41
Annapolis Maryland U.S.A.: Naval Inst Pr 1991. 314pp/map. A study of the Russian use of the Black Sea Fleet between 1827 and 1841 including the action at Navarino the Russian-Turkish war and Russia's growing regional commitments. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Naval Inst Pr hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007143 ISBN : 1557507260 9781557507266
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Mitchell, Mairin
The Maritime History of Russia 848-1948
London: Sidgwick & Jackson 1949. ppxvi 543 with 18 maps 3 folding and numerous plates. A comprehensive study tracing the expansion of Russian sea power through the ages 848-1948 and her relations with two other great naval powers England and the United States. Previous owner name on ffep. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Sidgwick & Jackson hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007248
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Obolensky, Chloe
The Russian Empire: A Portrait in Photographs
New York: Random House 1979. 345 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos. This is an unrivialed collection of nearly 500 photographs of a world lost to us from mid-nineteeth century to the revolution. Light wear to dj. Text clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Random House hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007336 ISBN : 0394410297 9780394410296
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Slepyan, Kenneth
Stalin's Guerrillas: Soviet Partisans in World War II
Lawrence KS U.S.A.: University Press of Kansas 2006. 288 pages 24 photos & 5 maps. When the Wehrmacht rolled into the Soviet Union in World War II it got more than it bargained for. Notwithstanding the Red Army's retreat Soviet citizens fought fiercely against German occupiers engaging in raids sabotage and intelligence gathering. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. University Press of Kansas hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007348 ISBN : 070061480X 9780700614806
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Rudenko, S I
Frozen Tombs of Siberia: The Pazyryk Burials of Iron Age Horsemen
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press 1970. 340pp 180 plates 33 in ull color. 146 figures in the text. English translation of the detailed account by its Russian discoverer of one of the most remarkable pieces of archaeology of the twentieth century. It details the remarkable contents of the five great Pazyryk burial barrows preserved by 'refrigeration' in virtually pristine condition. Text clean. Light staining on bottom edge of pages. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. University of California Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007419 ISBN : 0520013956 9780520013957
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Kovtun, Evgeny
Avant-Garde Art in Russia: 1920-1930
Bournemouth England: Parkstone Pr 1997. 287pp/illus. magnificent array of avant-gardist works in Russian museums in a plethora of styles media and contexts are all reproduced in exquisite color for the first time. Works represented here - paintings sculpture book illustration sketches and prints - are mostly from the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow and the russian Museum in St. Petersburg much of which was suppressed during the heyday of the Soviet Union. First Edition. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Parkstone Pr hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007552 ISBN : 1859951244 9781859951248
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Zabrodina, IU M; Pospelov, G G; Staros, Anna
Russian Drawings 18th to Early 20th Century
Leningrad Russia: Aurora Art Publishers 1989. 36pp text with 161 full-page illus.sme color. English text. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Aurora Art Publishers hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007613 ISBN : 5730002599 9785730002593
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