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Young Stalin
by Montefiore, Simon Sebag
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0297850687
- ISBN 13
- 9780297850687
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. List of Illustrations, Stalin Family Tree, maps of Russia, introduction by author, list of characters, note, Stalin's names, nicknames, bylines and aliases, acknowledgements, source notes, select bibliography and index. Red coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with four inserts, of eight pages each, of black-and-white photography. Red coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with black and red coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A biography of the young Stalin up to the Russian Revolution. This in-depth biography delves into how a cobbler's son from the Caucus became the supreme leader of the Soviet Union. Rubbing of the back strip edges and of the book corners. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. A little ruffling of the dustwrapper edges and rubbing of the panels. A crease runs the full length of the back strip. Full Number Line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], VIII - XXVIII, [1], 2 - 397, [7] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; History; Russia; Politics & Government. ISBN: 0297850687. ISBN/EAN: 9780297850687. Inventory No: 0128654. . 9780297850687
Synopsis
Simon Sebag Montefiore is a historian of Russia whose works have been published in twenty-seven languages. Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar was awarded the History Book of the Year Prize at the 2004 British Book Awards. Potemkin: Catherine the Great’s Imperial Partner was short-listed for the Samuel Johnson, Duff Cooper and Marsh Biography prizes in Britain. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, novelist and television presenter, Montefiore lives in London with his wife, the novelist Santa Montefiore, and their two children.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0128654
- Title
- Young Stalin
- Author
- Montefiore, Simon Sebag
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0297850687
- ISBN 13
- 9780297850687
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Joseph Stalin, biography, Russia, communism Biography & Autobiography; History; Russia; Politics & Government. Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0297850687 EAN: 9780297850687 Montefiore, Simon Sebag Young Stalin
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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