Chief of the Cossacks World Landmark #39 w Author Letter First Printing Hardback Hardcover - 1959

Random House, 1959. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Excellent. 8x5x1. Robert Frankenberg. FIRST PRINTING FIRST EDITION Book with a letter included from the author Harold Lamb - these letters were included to "Dear Young Reader" to members of the "Young Readers of America Club". Book is in Very Good condition with a tight binding and clean crisp pages. Inside text is in Excellent condition and appears to be unread and unused! No writing or markings inside the book. Outside cloth covers are nice with some minor corner and edge wear. No Dust Jacket. The "Author Letter" shows some minor darkening to the top edge and some minor edge chipping. Landmark Books and World Landmark Books are accurate, in-depth stories for young people in the 9-15 year old range. These living histories were written by award-winning authors or by men and women who experienced the events first hand. Written during the 1950's and 1960's and illustrated either with two-color drawings or clear photographs, the books are informative, enjoyable, and well worth reading and collecting. Harold Lamb has written a powerful book about Stenka Razin, this colorful figure in Russian history. Open its pages, and a strange and remote world bursts into life.