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London, Batsford; New York, Putn, 1969. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in.

96 pp. Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. DJ has a small indentation on the front, otherwise is intact with very little wear. From the front DJ flap, "This is a fascinating story of how, for more than 30 years, one remarkably gifted and intelligent woman confronted the immense challenges and temptations of absolute power."

Putnam Pub Group Juv. Good in Good dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. 0399201386 . This book is in good condition; ex-library with usual stamps and tags. The book has some shelfwear. Inside pages are clean. .

Putnam Pub Group Juv, 1969. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

B T Batsford, 1969. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1969. First Edition. 182 pages. Illustrated jacket over green cloth with gilt titles to spine. From the European Life series. Includes illustrations throughout. Upper text block edge green. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1969. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1969. First Edition. 182 pages. Colour illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Edited by Peter Quennell. Black and white illustrations and illustrative plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Tanning to spine and edges.

Book Condition: Near Fine; Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition printed in Great Britain. Clean and tight copy, nearly flawless copy. Helps support Christian Homeschooling family.

East Sussex: Wayland, 1976. 96 pages, well ilustrated. Spine faded.. First Edition. Black Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 7.5" x 8.5". Hardback.

Wayland, 1976. Hardcover. Good.

Hardback. 1969. 192pp, ills. throughout 1969. VG in DW .

London, Batsford; New York, Putnam, 1969. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 182 pages; Description: x, 182 p. Illus. , facsim. , 2 maps, ports. 21 cm. Subjects: Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796. Russia --History --Catherine II, 1762-1796.

London: Batsford, 1969. First Edition. . Cloth. G+/No Jacket. 182pp. Plates. Top corner clipped fr.fly. Size: 4to

Great Britain: Wayland Publishers, 1976. Hardback. First Edition. Catherine the Great. Catherine was born in May 1729 as Sophia Augusta Fredericka, the daughter of an obscure German prince. There was nothing to suggest that one day she would become absolute ruler of the Russian empire. With the aid of more than 50 contemporary prints, engravings and maps, and key documentary extracts, the author offers a new assessment of Catherine's rise to power through the deposition of her husband Peter III in 1762; her pronlematical relations with the Russian nobility; her many lvoers from Gregory Orlov to Stanislaus Poniatowski (whom she made King of Poland); her schemes of aggrandisement which involved her in wars with Sweden and Turkey; the Pugachev rising; and she analyses how in her later years the ageing Empress felt slowly forced to surrender her reforming ideas, in the face of troubles at home and the shock-waves of the 1789 revolution in France. This is a fascinating story of how, for more than 30… Read More

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Title: Life in Russia Under Catherine the Great by Miriam Kochan. 1969. 1st Edition. European Life Series
Author: Miriam Kochan
Publisher: B.T. Batsford Ltd
Year Published: 1969
Edition: 1st Edition
Dimensions: 21cm x 15.5cm
Binding type: Hardcover
ISBN:
Notes: Previous owners name on front end sheet
SKU: VSS / 191 / G / 3530 / 2493 / BW
Condition

Dust Jacket Condition: Not applicable
Book condition: Good. Rubbing, age toning, handling marks, marks.
Binding: Intact
Pages: 182 pages

London: B T Batsford Ltd. Good in Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial wraps, showing signs of wear but in protective plastic wrapper. Ex-library label to spine of d/j. NOT PRICE CLIPPED. Attached to boards. Extremities of boards bumped. Black and white frontis. 181pp. Numerous black/white illustrations. Map. INTERNALLY Clean Tight and Bright.; 003197; Ex-Library Usual stamps/marks; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: B. T. Batsford. 1969. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Ink price stamp to FEP. Both corners of front flap are clipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .