Search Results: History - Eastern Europe from Twin City Antiquarian Books

New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto & London: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1958 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey cloth, blue & red titles, endpaper maps, xxi, 970 pp, 13 maps in text, 8 ff b & w plates, notes, bibliography, index. Bookplate on half-title, a few scattered pencil notes. Shipping weight 5 lbs.. Later printing. . VG+/No dj. 24 X 16 cm.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full peach cloth with gilt titles, xxxvii, 488 pp, 8 ff color plates, 8 ff b & w plates, 4 maps, footnotes, bibliography, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. The third and final volume of the author's history of Byzantium, "the longest-lived [1,123 years] and most continuously inspired Christian empire...." Shipping weight 3 lbs.. First US Edition. . Fine/Fine. 24 X 17 cm.

North Sydney: Forum of History WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. No date, but about 1993. White card wraps with black titles & dec., 247 pp, maps, bibliography, index. Small surface chip to front cover, else fine. Looks at the advance of the Daco-Roman theory of Romanian origins and in particular the assertion of Daco-Roman continuity in Transylvania as it has appeared in encyclopedia articles (which are excerpted here) over the last century. The author believes that Daco-Roman continuity has advanced mainly because of its political convenience for Romanian nationalists. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 8 oz). Wraps. Near Fine/No dj. 20½ X 14½ cm.

New York: Viking, 1997 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter black cloth, grey paper-covered boards, white titles on spine, vii, 328 pp, 4 ff b & w photo plates, notes, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Kaufman tells the stories of five eastern European families from before WW2 to the post-Soviet era. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). First Edition. . As New/As New. 23½ X 16 cm.

Briva Zeme WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. No date, no place. Full green cloth, gilt titles & decoration, 199 pp, b & w photos in text. Slight shelf wear. In Latvian language, which I don't read. Appears to be a collection of articles about Latvian president Karlis Ulmanis, leader of the Latvian fight for independence from Russia following the Russian revolution. When the Soviet Union occupied Latvia in 1940, he was arrested and deported to Russia, after which his fate was unknown (according to the 1961 Britannica). Shipping weight 2 lbs.. . Near Fine/No dj. 21½ X 14 cm.

New York: Fromm International, 1993 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Translated from the French by Anselm Hollo. Edited from the Original Serbo-Croatian by Ammiel Alcalay. Black boards, black cloth spine with foil titles, xxvi, 193 pp, 4 ff b & w photo plates, glossary. DJ in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "Originally written as a column for a Croatian newspaper, Sarajevo vividly describes a life in which unspeakable horrors are daily occurrences." Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 12 oz.). First US Edition. . Fine/Fine. 21½ X 14½ cm.

New York & London: Columbia University, 1963 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red cloth, black titles on front board & spine, xvi, 361 pp, 8 maps, footnotes, bibliography, index. Bottom corner of front board bumped, spine ends lightly rubbed. DJ slightly rubbed & browned, a few tears under 1 cm; in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "While powerful forces fought for control of Eastern Europe during World War II, a courageous group of nationalists struggled to establish Ukrainian independence. Here is their dramatic story, based on interviews with leading nationalists, extensive files of contemporary newspapers, and numerous unpublished documents." This edition adds a chapter "tracing the postwar development of the various national parties." Shipping weight 3 lbs.. 2nd ed, 1st ptg. . Near Fine/VG+. 24 X 16 cm.