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The Strange Death of the Soviet Empire (First American Edition)
by David Pryce-Jones
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0805041540
- ISBN 13
- 9780805041545
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1995. First American Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Near Fine. 9x6x1. First American Edition. Hardcover. Red covers quarter bound in black linen cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Indexed. No writing in book. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, price sticker on front, spine is sunned. [viii] 456 pp. Overall a very nice copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 066221
- Title
- The Strange Death of the Soviet Empire (First American Edition)
- Author
- David Pryce-Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0805041540
- ISBN 13
- 9780805041545
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 9x6x1
- Keywords
- Soviet Union, Russian history, Russia
- X weight
- 27 oz
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
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- Gilt
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- Sunned
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
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