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THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO 1918-1956: AN EXPERIMENT IN LITERARY INVESTIGATION
Written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn; Brian W. Aldiss.
Stock no. 1826285
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2005.
Nearly fine condition.
The author's experiences in the Soviet Gulag system. Edited from the original three volume edition by Edward E. Ericson. Translated from the Russian by Thomas Whitney and Harry Willetts. Introduced by Aldiss. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. Couple of tiny minor marks to rear last page but one. Else a lovely copy, appears unread, contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- RUSSIA
- BIOGRAPHY
THE BATTLE OF PROKHOROVKA: THE TANK BATTLE AT KURSK, THE LARGEST CLASH OF ARMOR IN HISTORY
Written by Christopher A. Lawrence.
Stock no. 1826190
Published by Stackpole Books.
1st thus
2019.
Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
First published in 2015, this is the abridged edition. This book focuses on the fights leading up to the Battle of Prokhorovka, the battle itself, and its resolution. The story of the SS Panzer Corps and the III Panzer Corps against the Fifth Guards Army, Fifth Guards Tank Army, and the Sixty-Ninth Army. Red boards, white title to spine. B/w photos and battle plans. ISBN: 9780811738071. Small stain to vertical edge of text block (coffee?). Lower corner creases to a number of pages (not affecting text).
ILYUSHIN IL-12 AND IL-14: SUCCESSORS TO THE LI-2
Written by Yefim Gordon; Dmitriy Komissarov.
Stock no. 2139724
Published by Midland Publishing.
1st
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. Colour and b/w photos. Some b/w diagrams. Red Star Series Volume 25. ISBN: 9781857802238.
THE HISTORY OF SOVIET AIRCRAFT FROM 1918
Written by Vaclav Nemecek.
Stock no. 1823750
Published by Willow Books; Collins.
1st
1986.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Originally published in Czechoslovakia in 1969, followed by a German edition in 1974. This English translation has been considerably revised and expanded to include newly released information, and additional updating on modern planes. B/w photos. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 460 pages including colour photos to rear. ISBN: 0002180332. Top edge of text block slightly dusty, contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges and lightly scuffed.
THE PEOPLES OF THE SOVIET FAR EAST
Written by Walter Kolarz.
Stock no. 2139506
Published by George Philip & Son Ltd..
Circa
1954.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Brown cloth with gilt title to spine. Rubbing/wear to top surface of edges of covers; mottled. Some foxing and browning. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips; some creasing; browned to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- RUSSIA
THE PEOPLES OF THE SOVIET UNION
Written by Viktor Kozlov; Michael Rywkin; Pauline M. Tiffen.
Stock no. 2139504
Published by Hutchinson Education; Indiana University Press.
Circa
1988.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black boards with silver title to spine. ISBN: 0091730333.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- RUSSIA
RUSSIAN SETTLEMENT IN THE NORTH
Written by Terence Armstrong.
Stock no. 2139441
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1965.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Grey cloth with blue title label, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Scott Polar Research Institute Special Publication Number 3. Ex-lib. with some usual stamps and markings. Wrapper has corners of front flap cut off. Some edge-creasing, chipping and browning.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- RUSSIA
IGOR SIKORSKY: THE RUSSIAN YEARS
Written by K.N. Finne; Carl J. Bobrow; Von Hardesty.
Stock no. 2139177
Published by Airlife.
1st thus
1988.
Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Edited by Bobrow and Hardesty, translated and adapted by Hardesty. Brown cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1853100129. Wrapper is edge-creased with 1" tear to top of spine; other smaller nicks.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- RUSSIA
- ENGINEERING
SOVIET X-PLANES
Written by Yefim Gordon; Bill Gunston.
Stock no. 2138465
Published by Midland Publishing.
1st
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A detailed review of Soviet experimental aircraft from the early 1900s through to the latest Russian prototypes of today. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations plus a few colour photos to rear. 240 pages. ISBN: 1857800990. A few small knocks along cover edges. Pale page edge browning. Some edge-creasing to wrapper.
COLLINS GUIDE: BIRDS OF RUSSIA
Written by Algirdas Knystautas.
Stock no. 2137372
Published by Harper Collins.
1st
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A journey into the marvellously rich and fascinating world of the former Soviet Union, discussing the physical geography of the area and a general introduction to the bird fauna, highlighting how the varied geography has influenced which birds occur where. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0002199130. SIGNED by author to title page. Wrapper spine is faded.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- RUSSIA
ROAD TO POWER
Written by Steven G. Marks.
Stock no. 1322645
Published by I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd..
1st
1991.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The Trans-Siberian Railroad and the Colonization of Asian Russia, 1850-1917. The story of one of the most difficult and expensive peaceful undertakings in modern history and the most ambitious initiative of the last two Russian tsars. Light grey cloth, black title to spine. 240 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1850433453. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine of book and wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- RUSSIA
- RAILWAYS
GEOLOGY OF THE U.S.S.R.
Written by D.V. Nalivkin; N. Rast.
Stock no. 1322641
Published by Oliver & Boyd.
1st
1973.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The first complete comprehensive general account of the geology of the U.S.S.R. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 855 pages. B/w photos, pull-out maps and diagrams. ISBN: 0050021974. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a little faded to spine and slightly creased at edges.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- RUSSIA
- GEOLOGY