Gatchina Days, Reminiscences of a Russian Pilot
by Alexander Riaboff
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 087474802X
- ISBN 13
- 9780874748024
- Seller
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Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Smithsonian Institution Press, 1986. Very good/Very good. 8vo. 235 x 160mm, 183 pages. B/w photos, maps. Book condition: Very good, clean cream boards, red spine band, tight binding, no inscriptions. Jacket condition: Very good, clean, bright, not faded, not creased, not clipped, protected in removable clear sleeving. Comments: Alexander Riaboff tells his story of pilot training at Gatchina Military Flying School and flying in the early 1900s. He joined the anti-Bolshevik forces, the "Whites" fighting against the "Reds" mainly in Siberia but with limited resources, eventually being exiled to China and ultimately the United States.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Pullet's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002489
- Title
- Gatchina Days, Reminiscences of a Russian Pilot
- Author
- Alexander Riaboff
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 087474802X
- ISBN 13
- 9780874748024
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution Press
- Place of Publication
- Washington, Dc
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall
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Pullet's Books
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About Pullet's Books
Private residence. Internet sales only.I specialise in Natural History, Ornithology, Local History and some walking books. Those listed represent a small proportion of my book stock and welcome search requests of other books I may hold.
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