London: Jonathan Cape, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with toning to edges, more pronounced on top edge, and a few scattered spots. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels very lightly read. Sharp spine ends. Very good condition. Jacket some minor crimping to edges. A few light creases. Light sticker remnant to rear panel. Overall a very good copy. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very good example of this regarded title, which details the last months of the Russian Royal family Romanovs, features a number of photographs. An uncommon title.

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Robert K. Massie was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and studied American history at Yale and European history at Oxford, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. He was president of the Authors Guild from 1987 to 1991. His books include Nicholas and Alexandra, Peter the Great: His Life and World (for which he won a Pulitzer Prize for biography) , The Romanovs: The Final Chapter, Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War, Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea, and Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman .

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Bookseller: Durdles Books (IOBA) (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004369
Title: Romanovs: The Final Chapter
Author: Massie, Robert K
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
ISBN 10: 0224041924
ISBN 13: 9780224041928
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1995
Pages: 308
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: General
Bookseller catalogs: Autobiographies;
X weight: 1000 g

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Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.

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