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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.

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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.

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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.

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RISING SUN AND TUMBLING BEAR - RUSSIA'S WAR WITH JAPAN
Written by Richard Connaughton.
Stock no. 1322602
Published by Cassell. 1st thus 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A major revision of the author's earlier work "The War of the Rising Sun and the Tumbling Bear". Red boards, gilt title to spine. 367 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0304361844. A few small marks to textblock. Dustwrapper is worn at top of spine with minimal loss.

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PETER THE GREAT'S REVENGE: THE RUSSIAN SIEGE OF NARVA IN 1704
Written by Boris Megorsky; Stuart Britton.
Stock no. 2136109
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 No. 34. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781911628026.

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THE SEA KING'S DAUGHTER
Written by Aaron Shepard. Illustrated by Gennady Spirin.
Stock no. 2135974
Published by Skyhook Press. 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. A Russian Legend. ISBN: 9781620355534.

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MOSCOW 1900-1930
Written by Serge Fauchereau; et al.
Stock no. 1822337
Published by Mallard Press. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A series of essays presenting an array of the finest and most distinctive works from the various fields of Russian and Soviet visual and performance art, film, and literature, refining our knowledge of individual artists, movements, and areas of study providing a thorough look at this great Eastern city during a time of political, social, and artistic upheaval. Red cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w and a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 0792457374. Light scuffing to black pictorial dustwrapper.

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AN ENGLISHMAN IN THE RUSSIAN RANKS
Written by John Morse.
Stock no. 1320175
Published by Duckworth & Co.. 1st 1915. Almost very good condition.

Black cloth with red titles. Ten Months' Fighting In Poland. Spine and corners bumped. Cloth grubby and slightly faded to spine. Foxing to endpapers and textblock, textblock is grubby.

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RUSSIAN MOTOR VEHICLES - SOVIET LIMOUSINES 1930-2003
Written by Maurice A. Kelly.
Stock no. 1320159
Published by Veloce Publishing. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Investigating the whole story of why the Soviet Communist Party required such a bourgeois product, and how production was subsequently achieved. Black boards, silver title to spine. 126 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781845843007. Tiny nick to front edge of spine towards base. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges.

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HITLER'S DECISION TO INVADE RUSSIA 1941
Written by Robert Cecil.
Stock no. 2133424
Published by Davis-Poynter. 1st 1975. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fourth volume in the series The Politics and Strategy of the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages includes index. ISBN: 0706701828. Spine slightly bumped. Pictorial wrapper has a couple of small edge creases.

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INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA 1918-1920: A CAUTIONARY TALE
Written by Miles Hudson.
Stock no. 1819613
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Servicemen from sixteen countries took part in the ill-fated military intervention in the North, South, East and West of Russia in 1918-20. The causes, course and outcome of this little-known affair, drawing on the many political and military sources available. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 184415033X. Slight fading to dustwrapper spine.

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THE OSPREY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT 1875-1995
Written by Bill Gunston.
Stock no. 1318751
Published by Osprey Aerospace. 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large, heavy format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 526 pages. B/w diagrams and photos. ISBN: 1855324059. Light browning and a few marks to top edge of text block. Some light browning to page edges. Corners lightly bumped. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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