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The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat
by Kapuscinski, Ryszard
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151287716
- ISBN 13
- 9780151287710
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1983. First Edition Thus, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Translated from the Polish by William Brand and Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand. Book was originally published in Polish as' Cesarz ' in 1978. Black cloth spine has silver gilt text. Spine ends are lightly rubbed, some color has bled from top of spine onto inside of DJ. Top edge sunned. Price clipped DJ has edge wear at spine ends, moisture stain across top of front panel. Digital images available on request. Bookseller's Inventory # 143739.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003739
- Title
- The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat
- Author
- Kapuscinski, Ryszard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus, 2nd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0151287716
- ISBN 13
- 9780151287710
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- Orlando, FL
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- HAILE SELASSIE I, EMPEROR OF ETHIOPIA, 1891-1975. ETIOPIA - HISTORY - REVOLUTION, 1974- . ETIOPIA - KINGS AND RULERS - BIOGRAPHY.
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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