Peter the Great (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING)
by (Biography) MASSIE, Robert K
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 909 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $17.95 on front flap. Winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Signed by Massie on the first flyleaf. Hint of rubbing to boards. Clean, tight copy in a solid NF jacket. Original "Kroch's & Brentano's" First Edition Circle bookmark laid in. The finest copy we have seen in a very long, long time.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Back in Time Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5027
- Title
- Peter the Great (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING)
- Author
- (Biography) MASSIE, Robert K
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography; History;
Terms of Sale
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- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...