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The Admiral's Daughter
by Victoria Fyodorova, Haskel Frankel
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0440003660
- ISBN 13
- 9780440003663
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Delacorte Press, 1979 Delacorte Press, New York. 1979. Hardcover. BOMC Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; bumping at heel and slight wear on bottom boards from shelving. DJ: Near Fine; suntanning to spine, slight rubbing, closed tear on rear. Black boards and spine with bright gold lettering on the spine. 370 pp. 8vo. The true story of the wartime romance of a Russian actress and an American Naval Officer and their daughter's search for the father she'd never known. The story of a love child of an American naval officer and a Russian actress in WWII culminates in the daughter finally meeting her father in America where he is an Admiral in the Navy. Victoria endured prison and life in a remote Russian village as ostracized enemies of the people before finally coming to America. A love story set against the tragedy of wartime Russia. A very presentable and clean copy in Brodart mylar.
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Details
- Seller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 002611
- Title
- The Admiral's Daughter
- Author
- Victoria Fyodorova, Haskel Frankel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0440003660
- ISBN 13
- 9780440003663
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- SOVIET RUSSIA IN WWII, WAR BABIES,war bRIDES, VLADIMIR PRISON, U.S. Navy, Admiral jackson Tate, Russian model, Russian actress, World War II in Europe
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- BOMC
- Book-of-the-Month Club These are popular books republished and sold at a discounted price by one of these many clubs, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.