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Setting the East Ablaze

by Hopkirk, Peter

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  • Bookseller: Craftsbury Antiquarian Books US (US)
  • Seller Inventory #: 006904
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Illustrator: 2 Maps, 27 Illustrations
  • Edition: First U.S. EDITION
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • ISBN 10: 0393019438
  • ISBN 13: 9780393019438
  • Publisher: W.W. Norton
  • Place: New York
  • Date published: 1984

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New York: W.W. Norton, 1984. Subtitled, "Lenin's Dream of an Empire in Asia". Fine/dustjacket fine. A classic tale of espionage & Bolshevik manuevering between WW One and WW Two, to destroy through barbaris, civil war and intrigue the British Empire in Asia. Pages x, 252 with index. Beautiful copy with no stains or foxing or prior owner marks. The only minor flaw is a price clipped dustjacket. This is a wonderful read, and the "Great Game" between the USSR and Britain in its last stages. . First U.S. EDITION. Cloth. Illus. by 2 Maps, 27 Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.


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