Search Results: the ransom of russian art by john a mcphee

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. 181pp. DJ: light wear.. 1st. Hb. Fine/VG+.

New York, N. Y., U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. McPhee's previous nonfiction works include THE CONTROL OF NATURE and LOOKING FOR A SHIP, among others. THE RANSOM OF RUSSIAN ART includes black-and-white and full-color illustrations. As new, unread copy in red cloth boards, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. L92/A53/A60

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1994. Cloth, 181 pages, colour illustrations; 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "In the 1960's and 1970's, American professor Norton Dodge forayed on his own in the Soviet Union, bought the work of underground 'unofficial' artists, and brought it out himself or arranged to have it shipped illegally to the United States. John McPhee investigates Dodge's clandestine activities in the service of dissident Soviet art, his motives for his work, and the fates of several of the artists whose lives he touched. The Ransom of Russian Art is a suspenseful, chilling, and fascinating report on a covert operation like no other" - Publisher. . 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Collectible.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc. Good with no dust jacket. 1994. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Mild cover wear, few fade spots; Red HB; Hardback; 181 pages .

NY, NY.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. First edition, .Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. First Edition/First Printing. As new condition, brodart protected. Ships in a box.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374246823 . Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; Personalized by author on title page with Nancy Dodge and an uknown party. ; 8.4 X 5.6 X 0.7 inches; 181 pages; Signed by Author .