London: Cassell, 1935. Hardcover. Very good overall. Translated by June Head. 8vo, 434pp. Half black calf and marbled boards, title in gilt at spine. Boards quite rubbed, some traces of sticky tape repairs at edges of boards. Internally, a sticky tape repair to verso of plate at p176. The bookplate of Compagnie Generale Transatlantique inside front board.

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Bookseller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 20185
Title: Catherine the Great
Author: Kraus, Gina
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very good overall
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Cassell
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1935
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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Marbled boards: ...
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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....
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...