Alexander Herzen and the role of the intellectual revolutionary
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979. Frontis. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1979). Very good. More
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The Revolt of the Mind: A Case History of Intellectual Resistance Behind the Iron Curtain
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1959. 449 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, edge-worn dust wrapper (creased at bottom of spine). New York: Frederick A. Praeger, (1959). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Feuer! An Artilleryman's Life on the Eastern Front.
Wilmington: Broadfoot, 1992. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 403pp. Thick 8vo, red-stamped black cloth, d.w. Wilmington NC: Broadfoot Publishing, 1992. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Prelude to the Cold War; The Tsarist, Soviet, and U.S. Armies in the Two World Wars
Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1988. 8vo, white cloth. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, (1988). Fine. More
The Economic Challenge of Perestroika
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1988. Translated by Pauline M. Tiffen. 248 pages. 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1988). A near fine copy. More
Catherine the Great; Life and Legend.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 418 pages. Thick 8vo, brown boards with black spine, worn dust wrapper. New York: Oxford University Press, (1989). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Offbeat in Asia: an Excursion.
Illus. 180pp. 8vo. printed boards, d.w. N.Y.: David McKay Company, Inc., (1960). More
The Costume of the Russian Empire
London: John Stockdale, 1810. Illustrated by a series of 70 hand colored line and stipple engraved plates by J. Dudley. Second title page in French, and descriptions in French and English with the English on the recto and French on the verso. Folio, full contemporary straight grained green morocco, recased, ornately stamped in gilt & blind, a.e.g. London: Printed for John Stockdale. 1810. Very good (+). The plates are dated 1803, and are in fine, clean condition. More
The Kremlin; Nerve-Centre of Russian History
New York: St. Martin's, 1963. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. torn, back cover of cloth lightly soiled. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1963). More
Krushchev of the Ukraine: a Biography.
New York: Philosophical Library, 1957. 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Philosophical Library, (1957). vg. More
Russische und Sowjetische Zeichnungen und Aquarelle von 1900 bis 1930 aus dem Puschkin-Museum Moskau
Mannheim: Stadtische Kunsthalle Mannheim, 1990. Many plates, several in color. Square, small 4to, pictorial wrs. Mannheim: Stadtische Kunsthalle Mannheim, 1990. Fine Exhibition catalogue. More
Letters to a Friend.
256pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Hutchinson, 1967. More
Only One Year.
New York: Harper, 1969. Translated by Paul Chavchavadze. 444pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Harper & Row, 1969. More
The Emperor Alexander I.
Frontis. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1964). More
Tomorrow Will Come
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1968. 256 pages. 8vo, white pictorial boards, d.w. (spine sunned and ends chipped; price-clipped). New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1968. A very good(+) copy in a poor dust wrapper Story of a young girl's life in St. Petersburg. More
Russian Impact On Art
New York: Philosophical Library, 1950. Two-sided frontispiece and 30 other black-and-white plates. 352 pages (lower right corner bumped on several pages), 8vo, black boards with red gilt-stamped label, dust wrapper (chipped and worn). New York: Philosophical Library, (1950). A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Petersburg Perspectives
London: Fontanka, 2003. Over 250 full color illustrations. Small 4to, lavender cloth, d.w. London: Fontanka, (2003). Fine in fine dust wrapper. Includes six essays and two short stories, the whole providing a celebration of Russia's most beautiful city. More
Between Hammer And Sickle.
Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America. 307 pages. 8vo, red & black cloth,price-clipped and edgeworn d.w. Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1967. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Medieval Georgian Enamels of Russia.
New York: Abrams, 1964. Trans. by Francois Hirsch and John Ross. 76 mounted color plates. 126pp. Large 4to, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn. New York: Abrams, 1964. Very good. The enamels in the Georgian National Museum of Fine Arts in Tiflis, with descriptions of the processes of cloisonne, champleve, and repousse as well as the history, iconography and execution of each piece dating from the 7th through 12th century. "Treats Georgian enamels as a development of local tradition, distinct from..... More
European Russia
Map. Pen and ink with watercolor. Sheet measures 8.75 x 7". This minimalist schoolgirl and schoolboy manuscript map depicts European Russia. Although unlabeled, the region is easily identifiable. The Black Sea and the northern half of the Caspian Sea are included near the bottom of the map. Covers the modern day nations of Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, and parts of Poland and Sweden. The eastern boundary is placed along the Ural Mountains. The map is in good..... More
Catherine the Great.
New York: 1926. Illustrated, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, worn d.w. New York, 1926. Sixth printing. More
The Time of Stalin: Portrait of a Tyranny.
New York: Harper, 1981. Translated by George Saunders. Introduction by Stephen F. Cohen. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, d.w., corners of cloth bumped, otherwise very good. New York: Harper & Row, (1981). More
Signed Uncirculated Dollar Bill
1969. Exceptional signed uncirculated "short snorter", 1969 series C, One Dollar Bill, in ball point pen, by the Russian and American crews of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, includes: Thomas P. Stafford, Vance D. Brand, Donald "Deke" Slayton, Alexei Leonov, and Valeri Kubasov. In a simple gold frame with green matte. This item should not be confused with similar items signed in black felt-tip that were accomplished later-in-life to meet demands of the collectors' market. Our example comes directly from the..... More
Russian Life and Society; As seen in 1866-'67 by Appleton and Longfellow, two young travellers from the United States of America.
Boston: 1904. who had been officers in the Union army, and a journey to Russia with General Banks in 1869. Photo Illus. 232pp. 12mo, blue cloth, spine ends and edges of corners lightly worn, corners bumped, cloth lightly soiled. Boston, 1904. More
The System: An Insider's Life in Soviet Politics.
New York: Times, 1992. Illustrated. xix + 380pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; inked inscription on front free endpaper. New York: Times Books, (1992). First U.S. edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More