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The Mad Monk of Russia
by Liepman, Heinz
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/VG-
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Rolton House, Inc., 1964. First American Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. Santore, Mike. Drawn from the files of the Tsarist secret police & never before made public, this is the authentic account of "the mad monk" Rasputin's role in the years leading up to the Russian Revolution. Translated from the original German by Edward Fitzgerald, this is the First English-language Edition, First printing from 1964, in 164 pages. Hardcover book has red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: extremely clean, binding tight & square, pages off-white with very mild tanning to edges. Very mild rubbing to extremities, slightly bumped corners. The unclipped DJ is VG- (minus), with mild-moderate chipping at both ends of spine & all corners; modest rubbing to extremities; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019492
- Title
- The Mad Monk of Russia
- Author
- Liepman, Heinz
- Illustrator
- Santore, Mike
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Rolton House, Inc.
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- RASPUTIN MONKS POLITICS RUSSIAN ROYAL FAMILY ROMANOV REVOLUTION TSAR SCANDAL MURDER RUSSIA
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- History; Politics/Policy/Presidents/Political Science/International Relations;
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- Chipping
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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