Demetrius the Imposter. An episode in Russian history.
by Merimee, Propser; Andrew R. Scoble, Transl
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good /No Jacket
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley. First edition in English. Original patterned green cloth boards show wear, bumped corners, frayed hinges, top 1/8" missing from spine head. Penciled name on ffep, minor foxing on frontispiece, else interior is unmarked, with several unopened pages. Front hinge starting, else text block is sound. A rare copy by the famed French author of Carmen, basis for the opera of the same name, this non-fiction work covers an unsettled but fascinating era in Russian history, includes references. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition Thus. 1st Printing. 1853.
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- Bookseller
- Bountiful Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1216
- Title
- Demetrius the Imposter. An episode in Russian history.
- Author
- Merimee, Propser; Andrew R. Scoble, Transl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Pages
- 312
- Keywords
- Russia Russian History
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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