The Prosecutor and the Prey. Vyshinsky and the 1930s Moscow Show Trials. by Vaksberg, Arkady - 1990.

New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1990. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. The contents complete, clean and tight.. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (black boards with silver titling to the spine) Physically 9½” x 6¼” (1.2 kg); (x) 374pp; Index; Translated by Jan Butler; Includes: Black & white photographs on individual leaves; Review copy materials; ISBN: 0-2978-1064-2 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #197773|| Condition:

UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st printing. In very good condition with very good unclipped dust jacket free from nicks and tears but with some light handling wear. Boards and interior very clean throughout. With 12 pages of black and white photographs. Vyshinsky was Stalin's most pliable tool in his ruthless war against his enemies, as Prosecutor General of the Supreme Soviet. He insisted that all opposition to Stalin was criminal and on this principle 'purged' academic and professional institutions and presided over Stalin's show trials in the 1930's based on confessions extracted by terror.

London UK: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1990 374 pages. The dust jacket is a little worn and torn along the edges, the inside flap is clipped. Page edges are lightly tanned. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Size F: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).