Search Results: Military History from Cup and Chaucer Books

Covers lt shelfworn, scuffed. Contents clean in tight binding. Commemorative biography published by the NY Times at the time of Churchill's death. "His life, his death, his wit and wisdom." hi 620

Covers v lt soiled, spine ends & corners bumped. Hinges shaken, text block intact, pages age toned. Contents clean. Historical novel based on the life of Denis Davydov, hero of the War of 1812 against Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Two-color woodcut frontispiece portrait, several text illustrations. Index of author's notes and sources. All Russian text. rs-5 623

Covers lt scuffed & soiled, owner name/date on p 5; text clean in tight binding. Review copy with author note and autograph on rear blank page.Mikhail Vasilievich Alekseev (also spelled Alekseyev) was Emperor Nicholas II's Chief of Staff. Author Kobylin holds that he was derelict in his duties to protect the imperial family from the Bolshevik threat, and thus responsible for their assassination. All Russian text. rs-1

Near Fine in Fine jacket. Near Fine in fine dust jacket. Upper page eges sl soiled, else as new, clean & tight.

Corners sl bumped and worn, spine darkened, bit of wear to extremities. Contents very clean in tight binding. Gilt cover lettering, Color illustration on front and spine. Frontispiece tissue overlay. Twelve b&w plates.F1222

Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Covers lt edgeworn, some moisture marking at upper edge of cover and 1st 30 or so pages, clean thereafter. Pages tanned, solid binding. Not remainder. Contributors: Bruce Cumings, Jon Halliday, Robert R Simmons, Herbert P Bix, Gerhard Breidenstein, Bernie Wideman, James B Palais. Pantheon Asia Library. hi