Search Results: Eastern Europe from Black Cat Hill Books

Sterling, VA Pluto Press, 1999. Paperback First Ed; First Printing, so stated. First Ed; First Printing, so stated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 239pp. Academic Press Paperback. Chandler's book is an outstanding analysis and critique of the political/administrative system set up in Bosnia-Herzegovina after the signing of the Dayton Accords in late 1995. There is a very useful breakdown of the (too numerous) power structures at work in the country, from the `local entity' governments of the Muslim-Croat Federation and the Republika Srpska to the astoundingly confusing layers of international administrative bodies and organizations. The rather obvious result is that little gets accomplished with all of these parallel governing institutions in place. Chandler's central argument is that the deep involvement of the international powers in Bosnia through the Office of the High Representative,… Read More

New York, NY Columbia University Press for the Institute for Strategic Studies, London, 1969. Paperback First Edition Thus (1969), Second printing (1969). Very Good+ in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the lower front corner tip and a couple of superficial scuffs at the top of the rear panel; else only the mildest rubbing to the panels and faint sun-blanching to the red author's names at the lower backstrip (the black titles are unaffected: bold and clearly legible). The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only the mildest wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder,… Read More

New York, NY W.W. Norton & Company, 1990. Paperback First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use; binding square and secure; text clean. Just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 407pp. Trade Paperback. Published years after Wat's death, this remarkable transcription of his taped memoirs sears the imagination. Like Dostoyevsky and Solzhenitsyn, Wat records the life of a political prisoner with agonizing precision, texturing his recall with comic and compassionate portraits of his fellow prisoners and their guards. But Wat's genius lies beyond memorable evocation of place or even portraiture. His work is subtitled an "odyssey," and its true force transpires through the political and spiritual implications of his journeys among 13 Polish and Russian prisons during the 1930s… Read More

Boulder, CO East European Quarterly, 1979. Hardcover INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, "To Vivian and her work kon the index may it be the start of her scholarship in history, Richard Carmel May 20, 1979". Very Good: shows just a touch of wear to the extremities and the faintest soiling; foxing at the outside edges and endpapers. Binding shows heavy spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Flawed, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound: a clean, sturdy, and presentable presentation copy. It appears that this may be a Remainder, showing two tiny dots at the bottom edge (though a local bookseller has used dots on the bottom edge to distinguish 'new' from 'used' books. NOT a Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 141pp. East European Monographs Series, Number XLIX. Hardback: Lacks DJ, if it indeed ever had one. If you don't read Polish, this is your best overview of the Second Republic's secret service. It covers radio intercepts, cyrptography, and use… Read More

Belgrade, Yugoslavia Review Nip Borba, 1973. Hardcover Very Good in Good DJ: The Book shows light shelving wear to the lower extremities; the front hinge shows hints of starting, but is still unbroken and remains quite secure; the binding shows the slightest lean; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A moderately used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws.The DJ shows several one-inch closed tears at edges; moderate to heavy rubbing; slight loss due to rubbing at upper front corner; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Oblong 8vo. (8.9 x 9.5 x 2 inches). 387 pages. 84 Yugoslav Naive artists introduced, each represented by an article written by Milica Bacic and a tipped-in color plate. Language: English. Weight: 3 pounds, 15 ounces.… Read More