The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat
by KAPUSCINSKI, RYSZARD
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Silver lettered quarter cloth binding with light grey boards. In a near fine dust jacket. Book clean and bright throughout, light fading to the board edges, else about fine. Ownership signature of Canadian writer Greg Gatenby to top right corner of the front end paper. First American edition. Translated from Polish by William R. Brand and Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand. Inscribed to Canadian writer Greg Gatenby, dated Toronto, January 21, 1986. Nice copy. Rare signed.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 680
- Title
- The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat
- Author
- KAPUSCINSKI, RYSZARD
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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