Faithful Ruslan: The Story of a Guard Dog [SIGNED]
by Georgi Vladimov / Michael Glenny (Trans.) / [Richard Adams]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 067124633X
- ISBN 13
- 9780671246334
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Signed by Author. Dust jacket: Spine faded, light foxing to flaps, a couple of short tears to edges. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: First English language edition and first US edition. Originally distributed as a samizdat publication in the USSR. The first book edition was published in Russian language in West Germany in 1975. Quarter black cloth with red paper covered boards. Light foxing to page edges, clean text throughout. From the private library of Richard Adams, author of Watership Down, with his attractive bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. Signed in Russian by Georgi Vladimov to the copyright page. A very rare signed copy of Vladimov's most important work. Adams had provided the introduction for this first English language edition. A wonderful association copy. Overall book condition is Very Good. ISBN: 067124633X. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 220
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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1180E374
- Title
- Faithful Ruslan: The Story of a Guard Dog [SIGNED]
- Author
- Georgi Vladimov / Michael Glenny (Trans.) / [Richard Adams]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 067124633X
- ISBN 13
- 9780671246334
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm)
- Keywords
- , ISBN,067124633X
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Copies & Rarities; Children's Books;
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Tarrington Books
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About the Seller
Tarrington Books
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Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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