Against Tide and Tempest: The Story of Rumania
by Basdevant, Denise; Translated from the French by: Dunham, Florence; Carroll, Jane
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- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
USA: Robert Speller & Sons, 1965. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First English Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 181 pages. Index. Suggested Reading list. Map endpapers. Frontis portrait of H.M. King Michael I. Written at a time when Rumania was under the Communist yoke. "Can Rumania survive? The answer to this agonizing question is inscribed in the vicissitudes of her national struggle. The answer is HOPE. For this reason we feel it is nothing less than a friendly duty toward a sister nation, to retrace here the trials of her history." - from Preface. Dust jacket not included. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. A worthy reading copy..
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 541H2153
- Title
- Against Tide and Tempest: The Story of Rumania
- Author
- Basdevant, Denise; Translated from the French by: Dunham, Florence; Carroll, Jane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First English Edition
- Publisher
- Robert Speller & Sons
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Rumania Romania History Communism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Europe; Politics;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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