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Fire and Water: A Life of Peter the Great
by De Jonge, Alex
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0698110188
- ISBN 13
- 9780698110182
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Coward, Mc Cann and Geoghegan, 1980. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First US Printing. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket. A comprehensive portrait of one of the most important figures in the history of the world, Peter I, the Great, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725. the father of modern Russia. Binding of black cloth gilt lettered, very clean and unmarked; tight, solid and square; slight wear to corner tips and spine tail. Page edges clean and white. Internals free from any markings, clean, no creasing. Fine unclipped jacket with illustration by Anthony Accardo. 279 pages with Bibliography and Index. . 6.25 x 9.25 inches. 1980, Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, New York, New York, USA
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013504
- Title
- Fire and Water: A Life of Peter the Great
- Author
- De Jonge, Alex
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0698110188
- ISBN 13
- 9780698110182
- Publisher
- Coward, Mc Cann and Geoghegan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- PETER I, THE GREAT, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA, 1672-1725; RUSSIA-KINGS AND RULERS;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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- Spine
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- Fine
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