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Russia Leaves the War
by Kennan, George F
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed by Kennan on the front endpaper, with two photographs of Kennan with Colin Powell circa 2004. Very Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($7.50), generally rubbed, some creases and small tears. Grey buckram, bumped at the edges and corners, with black and white ink panels on the spine with gilt lettering. Square, front over-opened, firmly bound otherwise, contemporary ownership inscription inside the front board. Kennan's Pulitzer- and National Book Award-winning work on American-Russian relations during the Bolshevik Revolution. This would be followed by the second volume, The Decision to Intervene. The photographs of then-Secretary of State Colin Powell and Kennan were seemingly taken after Powell gave the keynote address at Kennan's Centennial Conference on Friday, February 20th, 2004.
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- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7016
- Title
- Russia Leaves the War
- Author
- Kennan, George F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, Truman Doctrine, Cold War, 20th Century History, American History, USSR, Soviet Union, Russian Revolution, Bolshevik, Containment, Communism
Terms of Sale
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All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Woodstock, Illinois
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