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1988réf. 501689St Paul Audio Visual Productions 1988. Spiral Bound. FINE. 50 pp. 8' x 11' spiral bound. Color illustrated with icons and text on facing pages. Commissioned for the millenium of the conversion of Russia. Text split between Hilarion of Kiev's discourse on Law and Grace and Pietro Nimis's scholarly iconographic studies. Exceedingly scarce OCLC 812687535 lists one copy. St Paul Audio Visual Productions unknown
1909réf. 280739S.-Peterburg : Akademiia 1909. First Edition. Softcover. Poor paperback copies with wear and tear. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; 6 volumes : illustrations ; 26 cm. Contents; 1 Feb ; 15 Feb ; Feb contd ; 1 March ; 15 March ; 15 April ; 15 Sept. Subject; Science -- Societies etc. -- Periodicals. ????????, S.-Peterburg : Akademi?i?a? paperback
1948réf. 408733London : Nicholson & Warson 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Spine and boards sun-toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 61 pages : plates portraits ; 26 cm. Notes: Translation of: A la mémoire de l' imperatrice Alexandra Fodorovna. Subjects: Nicholas I Emperor of Russia 1796-1855; Alexandra consort of Nicholas I emperor of Russia; Russia History 1801-1917. London : Nicholson & Warson hardcover
1950réf. DLALoA L23New York: 1950. 1950. 4to. pp. 69 3. 42 b/w illus. & 6 tipped-in colour illus. wrs. spotted spine cellotaped. Exhib.Cat. New York: 1950. unknown
2006réf. 5996Westport CT: Praeger Security International 2006. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 8vo 259 pages cloth inked name on endpaper. Scarce. "Stone sheds light on Russia's undeservedly obscure military past rectifying the tendency of Western military historians to neglect the Russian side of things incorporating operattional and tactical detail that will appeal to the military history enthusiasts he challenges old assumptions and proves that Russian military history cannot be summed up in a single idea whether of perennial incompetence or succes only through stolid stoic defense." Praeger Security International hardcover
1986réf. 010942Salzburg 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
1698réf. 112625London: R. Baldwin 1698. First edition of this work. Octavo bound in modern wrappers 28 pages. In very good condition with some browning and toning to the text. Rare with no other examples appearing at auction in the last 80 years. R. Baldwin unknown
1815réf. 120459London: Printed for Edward Orme 1815. Magnificent hand-coloured views of St Petersburg First edition "one of the most beautiful plate books of St Petersburg" Bobins Collection offering a wonderfully evocative picture of the city in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars issued during the lifetime of one of its most famous inhabitants Alexander Pushkin. Published at 6 guineas coloured this is a superb record of the city of Peter the Great and is divided into two sections: the first 12 plates represent the months of the year through characteristic views of the city; the other 8 illustrate different modes of transport various types of sledges and carriages but include excellent character studies showing diverse types of costume by class and by season. The 26-page introduction entitled "The present state of St Petersburgh" includes a brief historical survey and a few statistics along with descriptions of the main sites and monuments. "Though unsigned the letterpress was chiefly compiled from Robert Ker Porter's Travelling Sketches in Russia and Sweden during the years 1805-1808 as many sections repeat his text verbatim" Giroud p.72. Mornay the artist responsible for the original sketches upon which Clark and Dubourg's aquatints were based eludes identification and does not appear in Thieme-Becker. Martin Hardie in characteristically waspish fashion describes the plates as "lurid in colouring very much in the style of toy theatre scenery" English Coloured Books 1906 p. 138; this is entirely unfair the colouring in the present copy is certainly not "lurid" and the "toy theatre" quality of the views only lends them a most appealing charm: many of them are composed in such a way that they resemble vues d'optiques - symmetrical and theatrical middle-distance perspectives - which combine well with the small scaling figures staffage adding splashes of bright colour against backgrounds of snowy streets grey skies and yellowish-brown buildings of this "city of stone" forming a satisfyingly picturesque effect. Two of the buildings shown - the Exchange 1809 and the Kazan Cathedral 1811 - had only recently been completed. Edward Orme - "Publisher to His Majesty and HRH the Prince Regent" - was "after Rudolph Ackermann the most important publisher of illustrated books during the short golden age of the coloured aquatint" ODNB. He would have had a prudent eye on the visit of the Allied sovereigns to London in June 1814 which celebrated the Treaty of Fontainebleau 11 April 1814 and the peace following the defeat and abdication of Napoleon. Among them was Tsar Alexander I who stayed with his sister the Grand Duchess of Oldenburg at the Pulteney Hotel on Piccadilly. "In 1809 Edward Orme had begun buying land and property in Bayswater London. He exploited the gravel deposits built houses and in 1818 added a chapel of ease. Orme Square developed between 1823 and 1826 was named after him and Moscow Road and St Petersburgh Place nearby may have commemorated the state visit of Tsar Alexander I in June 1814. In the following year he published a volume of twenty coloured aquatint views of St Petersburg and the reference in his will to jewellery presented to him by the emperor of Russia may be connected with these events" ibid. This is a marvellous survey of one of the world's great cities captured at the time when it served as the backdrop for Tolstoy's War and Peace. Folio 469 x 310 mm. Additional engraved title page incorporating a large double-headed Russian eagle 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Clark & Dubourg after Mornay; watermarks: plates J. Whatman 1825 text W. Balston 1813. Late 19th-century dark brown morocco-grain half skiver professionally refurbished marbled sides gilt edges drab grey endpapers. From the library of noted bibliophiles Maxine and Joel Spitz with their "Trail Tree" bookplate Joel Spitz was a member of Chicago's prestigious Caxton Club. Light offsetting from frontispiece to engraved title. An excellent copy the plates fresh and bright and with the four leaves of explanation of the plates in French and English. Abbey Travel 226; Bobins Collection 203; Tooley 355; Vincent Giroud St. Petersburg: A Portrait of a Great City Yale University Press 2003. unknown
1932réf. GB000L1RN26I5N11Viking Press 1932. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Viking Press hardcover
1932réf. sm47-34Viking Press 1932. Hardcover. Collectible - Very Good. Signed by Marie Grand Duchess. Year: 1932. This preowned item is in very good condition with very minimal wear and tear visible ex. Corner dings small tears/rips bent pages scuffs/scratches etc. This item includes library markings including stickers barcodes. Additional materials such as CD's and access codes may or may not be included. If the book has a dust jacket it may not be included. Free tracking provided. International shipping available. Viking Press hardcover
1932réf. ZB1339745The Viking Press 1932. Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday Nov. 2 weekend sale item first edition signed by the author at the colophon which follows the title page; xii 306 pp. frontis. plates; original maroon cloth hardcover very good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. The Viking Press hardcover
1932réf. 005515New York: The Viking Press 1932. First Edition. First Printing. Good copy. Signed by the author on half-title page. In burgundy cloth covers with stamped lettering and crown in gilt oval design on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Frontsipiece of the Duchess and over thirty-five illustrations. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Bumping to ends of spine. Light foxing to title page and edges. Moderate wear to covers. . Photos upon request. . Half-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Viking Press Hardcover
1932réf. blb06109New York: The Viking Press 1932. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Maroon cloth on boards with oval title medallion crown and titling all in bright gilt on front and titling to spine. Book is tight square sharp-cornered and free of markings and flaws inside and out other than AUTHOR SIGNATURE on half-title page ""Grand Duchess Marie"". Nice map endpapers in brown yellow and cream. Book overall is Fine. Unclipped Dust Jacket shows original price of $3.50. DJ is Very Good with some shelfwear a closed tear to bottom of spine and moderate scuffing but good unfaded color all around. We have the companion volume for sale in equally near fine condition also signed ""Education of a Princess - A Memoir by Marie Grand Duchess of Russia."" SIGNED The Viking Press hardcover
1669réf. 3916London: printed for John Starkey 1669. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION A French-language version appeared at Amsterdam in the same year. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in contemporary polished calf rebacked preserving original spine corners bumped light wear. Complete with the two engraved portraits of Charles Howard First Earl of Carlisle 1628-1685 and Tzar Aleksey Mikhaylovich 1629-1676 just shaved at fore-edge. Title a little dusty clean tear to margin of Z1 not entering the text. Fine. First edition of this eyewitness account of the official English embassy to Russia written by Guy Miege under-secretary to the English ambassador Charles Howard Earl of Carlisle. The book provides a fascinating window on the intricacies of Russian diplomatic protocols ceremonial customs and the hospitality bestowed upon high-ranking foreign dignitaries at the Russian court. "Carlisle's main responsibilities were to reciprocate the honor that Tzar Aleksey Mikhaylovich had shown to King Charles II in sending his diplomats to London as well as to build the promising momentum in their relationship by negotiating the trade privileges that the English hoped to restore. It can safely be concluded that Carlisle's diplomatic mission resulted in a great failure. Ceremonial disputes and diverging economic interests precipitated a decline in Anglo-Russian relations and left the two monarchies in a state of mutual resentment."Hennings Guy Miege obtained appointment as under-secretary to Charles Howard Earl of Carlisle in his embassy to Muscovy Sweden and Denmark and in July 1663 joined an entourage that included Andrew Marvell as chief secretary. With Carlisle's express permission Miege wrote an account of the journey subsequently published as 'A Relation of Three Embassies' 1669 which is both an attempted vindication of the ambassador's conduct in the face of Russian criticism and a lively source of impressions of Russian society and culture. He considered Muscovy a beautiful country but found its inhabitants in contrast to the Swedes coarse austere and ignorant of learning. Exhibiting a characteristic commitment to Protestantism and to constitutional monarchy he was not impressed by a religion 'that obliges its Professors to severe mortification' or by icons 'very ill-drawn and in flat painting' and dismissed a monarchy that was 'despotical and absolute' But like most 17th c. Englishmen Miege respected Russian military prowess." ODNB For a detailed account and analysis of the embassy and its repercussions see Hennings "Russia and Courtly Europe" p. 139-159. For another discussion see Dukes Herd and Kotilaine "Stuarts and Romanovs" p. 105-113. printed for John Starkey hardcover
1988réf. Q-0938311093Atlantic Intl Pubns 1988. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Atlantic Intl Pubns hardcover
réf. 0938311093.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. SONG0938311093Brand: Atlantic Intl Pubns 0000-00-00. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good. 0.00x0.00x0.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Atlantic Intl Pubns hardcover
1948réf. 006770New 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