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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1942. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Very clean hardcover book - early printing (lacking date on title page) - in clean original jacket. Clean rust cloth boards with black lettering on cover and spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean map-decorated endpapers. Small previous owner sticker at top right corner of half-title page. Color-illustrated title page (double-spread). Pages and edges are clean. 279 pages. Clean jacket has slight edge wear, is separated at front flap, photo and bio of author on rear panel; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Memoirs of a young American man who went to a city in the Ural Mountains of Russia to work, live and study..

New York: Crown Publishers, 1977. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Crown Publishers, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Near FIne/Very Good+. First Edition in unclipped dust jacket. Very clean gray cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 277 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, has slight surface edge wear at spine corners. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A book written for young adults about a boy who had attended cheder, the religious school for Jewish boys near his small village in Russia, and participated in the events that led to the revolution of 1905..

New York : Dodd Mead, 1983. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean hardcover first edition, first printing in unclipped original dust jacket. Clean beige paper-covered boards with green spine, bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with a map of the trip. 114 pages. Dust jacket is clean, not price clipped, no chips, has some rubbing, a few short closed edge tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A touching true account of a young American who climbed aboard a train, alone, at the farthest tip of southeastern Russia in 1966, and traveled six thousand miles to Moscow. At the outset of the trip he is isolated from his fellow passengers by a language barrier, cultural differences, and an ingrained sense of apprehension. Gradually he befriends the children, and, through them, the adults. At the end of the trip he… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing, SIGNED by the author, in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean red boards with with gold firebird decoration on cover, red cloth spine with gold lettering. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, all pages are clean (dust-speckling to top text block page edges). Clean red endpapers. Inscribed and signed on half-title page by the author as follows: "To Nono - with warmest Christmas wishes, Suzanne Massie - December 1980." Illustrated with beautiful color plates. 493 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York: North Point Press, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: North Point Press, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Fine. First Edition, First Printing in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean beige boards with beinge spine, metallic lettering on spine. No bumping or wear; small dot (remainder mark) on bottom text block edges - no other marks. Binding is tight and square, pages are clean and bright with clean endpapers. 337 pages. Clean jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Author's fascinating account of her time living in Russia (St. Petersburg)..

South Royalton, Vermont: Steerforth Press, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. South Royalton, Vermont: Steerforth Press, 1997. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Fine. Stated FIrst Edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean burgundy paper-covered boards with black cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or fading. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean map-illustrated endpapers - no names, writing or bookplates. Illustrated with photographs. 376 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library, 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed First Edition.. Signed first edition - "This limited first edition of POLAR STAR has been privately printed, and personally signed by Martin Cruz Smith, exclusively for members of the The Signed First Edition Society. Fine condition. Clean blue-green top-grain leather boards with gold decoration on front and rear cover and spine, raised ribs on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. All text block page edges are gilt. Clean marbled endpapers. No previous owner markings. Flat-signed by the author in blue ink on the blank fly leaf. Art work by Scott Reynolds was specially commissioned by The Franklin Library for this first edition. Sewn in ribbon page marker. 387 pages. Polar Star is a 1989 crime novel by Martin Cruz Smith, set in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s. It is a sequel to Gorky Park and features former militsiya investigator Arkady Renko, taking place during the period… Read More

London: Arthur Barker Limited, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First English language edition.. London: Arthur Barker Limited, 1968. First English language edition. Near Fine/Fair. Hardcover book in dust jacket. Clean black cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs. 496 pages with bibliography. Dust jacket is not price clipped, has edge chipping, 1" piece missing at top of spine, chip at base of spine, closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. An incredible account of the activities of the Soviet spy system in Europe during World War II..

New York: Coward McCann, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. New York: Coward McCann, 1964. Stated First American Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. Clean blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers. No names, writing or bookplates. Maps on endpapers. 256 pgs. with index. Illustrated with photographs. Clean, unfaded dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with one 1/4" closed edge tear and mere hint of wear at top of spine. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. An account of the first joint British-Soviet mountaineering expedition--an event that became a minor milestone in East-West relations as well as a triumph in high-altitude climbing as they reached the summit of Pik Kommunizma, the highest mountain of remote Soviet Asia's formidable Pamirs. 8vo. Mountaineering..

New York: William Sloane Associates, 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: William Sloane Associates, 1958. First Edition. Very Good/Good. Clean blue cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, pages are clean. No names, writing or bookplates. 477 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has small edge chips, slight edgewear and some closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. "Here are war and peace, love and violence, in the chronicle of a noble Russian family--a thunderous cavalcade--from the Crimean War through decades of imperial luxury and licentiousness to the shattering aftermath of the revolution." 8vo. Fiction..

New York: William Sloane Associates, 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: William Sloane Associates, 1958. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Blue cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear, slight fading to board edges. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; tiny previous owner name on front fixed endpaper along spine edge. 477 pgs. Clean color illustrated dustjacket (by John Alan Maxwell) is not price clipped, has slight edge wear and short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. War, love and violence in this chronicle of a noble Russian family--from the Crimean War through decades of imperial luxury and licentiousness to the shattering aftermath of revolution. 8vo. historical Fiction..

New York: Basic Books, Inc., 2003. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Basic Books, Inc., 2003. First Edition. Near FIne/Fine. Clean black boards with bright silver lettering on spine. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. Clean black endpapers. 354 pgs. with index. Illustrated with photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no wear or tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. War/Military..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. Stated First American Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Stated First American Edition in original unclipped dust jacket. Clean turquoise cloth boards with blind-stamped lettering on cover, gold lettering and decoration on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 176 pages. Dust jacket is not price clipped, a few tiny chips at top and bottom spine edges, blue ink stain on rear panel, author's photograph on inside rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A young English novelist's journey through the Soviet Union in the mid-sixties (author also wrote "The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner', "The General", and others..

New York: Macmillan, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First printing.. New York: Macmillan, 1972. Stated First Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stated First Printing in unclipped dust jacket. Clean blue-black cloth boards with gold decoration on cover, gold lettering on spine. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with clean decorated endpapers (very small previous owner name at top edge of front free endpaper). Lavishly illustrated in black and white and color, maps. 224 pages with index. Clean dust jacket designed by Rodney Josey is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped (jacket illustration is "The Retreat from Moscow" by Vereshchagin. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Author Alan Palmer places the events of "War and Peace" in their historical context, providing an introductory survey to the tumultuous and changing Russia that formed the background for the novel. His… Read More

New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1949. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1949. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean light green cloth boards with black lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean maps on endpapers. No names, writing or bookplates. 238 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, has slight wear at top edge of spine. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Exploration..

New York: McGraw Hill, 1959. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: McGraw Hill, 1959. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good. Very clean blue cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying, hint of wear at top of spine. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers. No names, writing or marks. 307 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has slight edge wear, a few small nicks and closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Turbulent, exciting 1825 Russia--this book recaptures the grand tradition of the Russian novel. 8vo. Historical Fiction..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin , 1918. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition published February 1918. Black cloth boards with yellow title box, black lettering on cover, yellow lettering on spine. Light surface wear to corners, no fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Brief previous owner inscription dated Dec. 25, 1918. 150 pages. a collection of letters written by Ruth Pierce during the period from June to November 1915. The book provides a firsthand account of her experiences in Russia during that tumultuous time. In these letters, Ruth Pierce shares her observations, emotions, and encounters as she navigates the challenges of being in Russia during World War I. .