Practical Scientific Russian
by Kagnoff, S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good Minus
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Gordon and Breach , 1967. 1st Edition. Orange Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Large. 342pp. First edition with wrapper with gilt embossed lettering to the spine. Text mainly in Russian with some english explaining the Russian. Light bump to one corner and a slight bump to the head of the spine. Slight foxing to the end papers and fore edges. Otherwise clean and tight. Slightest of fading to the spine of the wrapper. There is a little creasing to the wrapper over the top corners and light rubbing to the peripheries inclduding the head and tail of the spine of the wrapper. A slight short tear of no more than 0.5 cm from the tail of the front of the wrapper and a couple of tiny niks to the head of the wrapper. No loss. Clean and tight. A very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 217302
- Title
- Practical Scientific Russian
- Author
- Kagnoff, S
- Format/Binding
- Orange Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gordon and Breach
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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