Peter the Great
by Troyat, Henri
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0525245472
- ISBN 13
- 9780525245476
- Seller
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About This Item
U.S.A: E. P. Dutton, 1987. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Hardcover BCE in Fine Condition with a Very Good Dust Jacket. Translated from the French by Joan Poinkham. Handsome volume bound in ivory quarter cloth over spine with bright and bold gilt titles, brown paper-wrapped boards, very clean and unmarked; tight and solid and square. Internals Fine. Jacket drawing from Chantilly, Musee Cnde; hand lettering by David Gatti; design by Nancy Etheredge. Henri Troyat is a Russian-born Frenchman. He is noted as the author of "Catherine the Great" and other biographies of the Russian czars and the immensely popular "Tolstoy" and "Chekhov". In this biography of Peter the Great he has re-created one of the most crucial eras in Russian history. 392 pages with Chronology, Notes, Bibliography, and Index. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. 1987, E. P. Dutton, USA
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- Seller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 023602
- Title
- Peter the Great
- Author
- Troyat, Henri
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- ISBN 10
- 0525245472
- ISBN 13
- 9780525245476
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- PETER I, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA, 1672-1725 SOVIET UNION, HISTORY KREMLIN ST. PETERSBURG TURKEY
- X weight
- 0 oz
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