PETER THE GREAT (Czar of Russia) by Graham, Stephen - 1929

NY: S&S. VG, NO dj. 1929. 2nd ptg. hardcover. 8vo . 339pp . P O name in pencil. .

Ernest Benn, 1929. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1929. First Edition. 376 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Exlibris plate to front pastedown. Binding remains firm.Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.

London: Ernest Benn, 1950. 376 pp, 8 5/8" H. B&w illustrations. "Peter is recognized by students of Russian history as the Tsar who started that country on her leftward course - in Russia his statues still remain. Autocrat and constructive revolutionary, his like did not recur among the later Romanoffs, and it is to Peter that Stalin has been said to turn for a model on which to shape the prerogatives of absolutism. But Stephen Graham does not theorize or make political generalizations in this biography. With precision and detachment, he tells us what the Tsar did, and how he behaved from day to day, leaving us to draw our own conclusions as to the motives that inspired this intriguing monarch. The narrative is swift and vivid, the style is easy and confident. (His) valuation of Peter has been descibed as an ikon framed in the designs and patterns of his public and private life." One slight small corner bump, a few faint foxing marks on front board, small company label on front… Read More

Simon and Schuster, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. No marks in very lightly read book. No DJ

Benn, 1950. Unknown Binding. Acceptable. **HARDBACK** Pre-owned; No dust jacket; Cover slightly worn; Some age discolouration;

London: Ernest Benn, Limited, 1929. 1st Edition. Leather. Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. 8vo., 376 pp, plates. Bound in green half morocco and cloth with gilt spine titles and decoration, top edge gilt. Spine sunned light brown, joints rubbed, fore and bottom edge foxed, text clean but light foxing to first few and last few leaves. A near Very Good copy.

London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1929. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition, 376 pages illustrated with black & white plates - all present. Very good and sound orange cloth hardback. No inscriptions. .

Simon and Schuster, 1929. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Ernest Benn Limited, London, 1950, Second edition,. /Dust Jacket Included. 1950. Hardcover. hardback, 8vo, 376pp, illustrated, minor foxing on edges and endpapers, text clean and sound, Very Good / dustwrapper edges frayed .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Light chipping to DJ spine ends ; The biography of the contentious Russian leader; 8vo; 339 pages .