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Forging the Thunderbolt: A history of the development of the Armored Force. Owned by "Her Majesty Empress Catherine III".
by Mildred Hanson Gillie
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG-
- Seller
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Winston, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Harrisburg, PA: The Military Service Publishing Company, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, black cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. Exterior shows edge and corner bumps/wear and spotting to the cloth, gilt is chipping on spine. Internal binding is good and text pages are tight. Only markings found in book is on the front pastedown and end page which contains four stamped seals, two stamped names, and a handwritten note stating "From the library of 5* A-G". This is a rather common book with a very unique history: Empress Catherine III claimed she was the Empress of Russia and was well known in the 1960s and 70s and wrote to numerous government agencies, senators and congressmen, as well as various educational institutions, with some letters even stamped diplomatic mail and caring a gold seal. A newspaper article from the Indianapolis News (30 June 1965) states that she claims to be the ruler of the exiled government the past 23 years and that her father, Nicholas II, Czar of Russia, and his wife, fled to the United States when the Communists took over the country in 1918. Child (Empress Catherine III) was born shortly before noon on July 4, 1920 while Tsarina Alexander Feodorovna was traveling across country in the US. There was also a book written by Slay McNeal titled "The Plots to Rescue the Tsar" which mentions her claim.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2210795
- Title
- Forging the Thunderbolt: A history of the development of the Armored Force. Owned by "Her Majesty Empress Catherine III".
- Author
- Mildred Hanson Gillie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Military Service Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Harrisburg, PA
- Date Published
- 1947
- Pages
- 330
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Political and Military; Collectible; Ephemera Etcetera;
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
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Winston, Georgia
About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Yesterday's Book Shop is an independent, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in 1966 under the name Collector's Corner and was located in Western Maryland. The Collector's Corner dealt mainly in books but also sold stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the store only offered books and printed matter. In the early 2000s the brick and mortar store was closed and now we only sell online.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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